Aqueous compositions containing overbased materials

ABSTRACT

An aqueous composition comprising: (A) water; (B) an overbased material dispersed with component (A), said overbased material being selected from the group consisting of (B)(I) a Newtonian overbased material or (B)(II) a non-Newtonian colloidal disperse system comprising (1) solid metal-containing colloidal particles predispersed in (2) a disperse medium of at least one inert organic liquid and (3) as an essential third component at least one member selected from the class consisting of organic compounds which are substantially soluble in said disperse medium, the molecules of said organic compound being characterized by polar substituents and hydrophobic portions; and an effective amount of at least one additional component to disperse component (B) with component (A), said additional component being selected from the group consisting of (C) at least one nitrogen-containing, phosphorus-free carboxylic solubilizer made by the reaction of (C)(I) at least one carboxylic acid acylating agent having at least one hydrocarbon-based substituent of about 12 to about 500 carbon atoms which (C)(II) at least one (a) N-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl) amine, (b) hydroxyl-substituted poly(hydrocarbyloxy) analog of said amine or (c) mixture of (a) and (b), (D) at least one surfactant, or (E) mixture of (C) and (D). The foregoing aqueous compositions are optionally provided in combination with (F) a functional additive and/or (G) a dispersion enhancer selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy compounds and partial ethers of polyhydroxy compounds. A method for cutting hard materials such as quartz, silicon and the like utilizing the foregoing compositions, as well as abrasive slurries for said cutting method and for conventional lapping applications and for metal working or polishing applications is provided.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising overbasedmaterials in combination with carboxylic solubilizers and/orsurfactants. The overbased materials are selected from Newtonianoverbased materials, and non-Newtonian colloidal disperse systemscomprising solid metal-containing colloidal particles predispersed in adisperse medium of at least one inert organic liquid and a thirdcomponent selected from the class consisting of organic compounds whichare substantially soluble in said disperse medium, the molecules of saidorganic compound being characterized by polar substituents andhydrophobic portions. The carboxylic solubilizers are made fromacylating agents having hydrocarbyl substituents of about 12 to about500 carbon atoms and N-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl)amines and/orhydroxyl-substituted poly(hydrocarbyloxy) analog of said amine. Theseaqueous compositions optionally contain dispersion enhancers selectedfrom the group consisting of polyhydroxy compounds or partial ethers ofpolyhydroxy compounds, and/or functional additives.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The terms "overbased", "superbased", and "hyperbased", are terms of artwhich are generic to well known classes of metal-containing materialswhich for the last several decades have been employed as detergentsand/or dispersants in lubricating oil compositions. These overbasedmaterials which have also been referred to as "complexes", "metalcomplexes", "high-metal containing salts", and the like, arecharacterized by a metal content in excess of that which would bepresent according to the stoichiometry of the metal and the particularorganic compound reacted with the metal, e.g., a carboxylic or sulfonicacid. In recent times, the increasing costs and scarcity of petroleumhas made it increasingly desirable to replace oil-based compositionswith aqueous systems wherever possible. Other benefits can also flowfrom such replacements such as decreased fire hazard and environmentalpollution problems. In many cases, however, it is not feasible to makesuch replacements because the aqueous systems cannot be modified intheir properties so as to perform to the same high degree as theiroil-based counterparts do. For example, it has been often difficult, andeven impossible to replace certain oil-based hydraulic fluids withwater-based fluids even though the desirability of doing so is evident.

Newtonian overbased materials and non-Newtonian colloidal dispersesystems comprising solid metal-containing colloidal particlespredispersed in a disperse medium of at least one inert organic liquidand a third component selected from the class consisting of organiccompounds which are substantially insoluble in said disperse medium areknown. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,492,231; and 4,230,586.

Carboxylic acid derivatives made from high molecular weight carboxylicacid acylating agents and amino compounds and their use in oil-basedlubricants are well known. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,216,936;3,219,666; 3,502,677; and 3,708,522.

Certain alkyl succinic acid/alkanol amine condensates have also beendescribed; see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,269,946. Water-in-oilemulsions containing alkyl and alkenyl succinic acid derivatives arealso known; see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,255,108; 3,252,908 and4,185,485.

Surfactants are also well known. See, for example, the text entitled"Non-ionic Surfactants" edited by M. J. Schick, published by MarcelDekker, Inc., New York, 1967 and McCutcheon's "Detergents andEmulsifiers", 1978, North American Edition, published by McCutcheon'sDivision, MC Publishing Corporation, Glen Rock, N.J., U.S.A.

Oil-soluble, water-insoluble functional additives are also well known.See, for example, the treatises by C. B. Smalheer and R. Kennedy Smith,published by Lezius-Hiles Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1967, and by M. W.Ranney, published by Noyes Data Corp., Parkridge, N.J., 1973 entitled"Lubricant Additives". In this connection, and throughout thespecification and appended claims, a water-insoluble functional additiveis one which is not soluble in water above a level of about 1 gram per100 milliliters of water at 25° but is soluble in mineral oil to theextent of at least one gram per liter at 25°.

It would be advantageous to provide aqueous compositions containingoverbased materials and optionally other functional additives that wouldbe useful in preparing aqueous concentrates and systems which could beused to replace certain oil-based compositions of the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises aqueous compositions containingoverbased materials and optionally other functional additives which areuseful in providing aqueous concentrates and systems which can be usedto replace certain oil-based compositions in the prior art. Broadlystated, the present invention contemplates the provision of an aqueouscomposition comprising: (A) water; (B) an overbased material dispersedwith component (A), said overbased material being selected from thegroup consisting of (B)(I) a Newtonian overbased material or (B)(II) anon-Newtonian colloidal disperse system comprising (1) solidmetal-containing colloidal particles predispersed in (2) a dispersemedium of at least one inert organic liquid and (3) as an essentialthird component at least one member selected from the class consistingof organic compounds which are substantially soluble in said dispersemedium, the molecules of said organic compound being characterized bypolar substituents in hydrophobic portions; and an effective amount ofat least one additional component to disperse component (B) withcomponent (A), said additional component being selected from the groupconsisting of (C) at least one nitrogen-containing, phosphorus-freecarboxylic solubilizer made by the reaction of (C)(I) at least onecarboxylic acid acylating agent having at least one hydrocarbon-basedsubstituent of at least about 12 to about 500 carbon atoms with (C)(II)at least one (a) N-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl)amine, (b)hydroxyl-substituted poly(hydrocarbyloxy) analog of said amine or (c)mixture of (a) and (b); or (D) at least one surfactant; or (E) mixtureof (C) and (D). The foregoing aqueous compositions in combination with(F) a functional additive and/or (G) a dispersion enhancer selected fromthe group consisting of polyhydroxy compounds and partial ethers ofpolyhydroxy compounds are also within the scope of the invention.

The aqueous compositions of the present invention contain a sufficientamount of water to provide a dispersion of component (B) with water.Preferably these compositions contain at least about 25% of water withthe proviso that said compositions contain less than about 50%hydrocarbyl oil. Such compositions encompass both concentratescontaining about 25% to about 70% water, water-based functional fluidsmade from such concentrates with water wherein the ratio of water toconcentrate is in the range of about 80:20 to about 99:1, andwater-based functional fluids wherein the ratio of water to non-aqueouscomponents is in the range of about 80:20 to 99:1 (said ratios being byweight).

Methods for preparing aqueous systems by the steps of:

(1) mixing the aforedescribed combination of components (A) and (B) withcomponent (C), (D) or (E) and optionally components (F) and/or (G) toform a dispersion/solution, the water content of saiddispersion/solution preferably being less than about 25% by weight;optionally

(2) combining said dispersion/solution with water to form saidconcentrate; and/or optionally

(3) diluting said concentrate or dispersion/solution with water whereinthe total amount of water used is in the amount required to provide thedesired concentration of component (B) in water;

are within the scope of the invention. Alternatively, the amount ofwater used in step (2) or (3) can be such that the functional fluid ismade directly without going through the separate step of forming aconcentrate.

A method for cutting or wafering a workpiece comprising a hard materialsuch as quartz, silicon, germanium, gem stones, glass and the like isalso within the scope of the present invention. This method comprisesthe steps of: providing a slurry saw comprising at least one cuttingband, a frame for carrying said cutting band, means for moving saidframe while maintaining said band in contact with said workpiece, andmeans for applying a slurry to the point of contact of said band andsaid workpiece; providing a slurry comprising an abrasive and theaqueous composition of the present invention; moving said frame whilemaintaining said band in contact with said workpiece and simultaneouslyapplying said slurry to the point of contact of said band and saidworkpiece until the desired cut in said workpiece is made.

The invention further contemplates the provision of a slurry for use incutting or lapping hard materials such as quartz, silicon, germanium,gem stones, glass and the like, or for metal working or polishingapplications, the slurry comprising the aqueous composition of theinvention and an abrasive.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The Overbased Material (B):

As indicated above, the terms "overbased," "superbased," and"hyperbased," are terms of art which are generic to well known classesof metal-containing materials which have generally been employed asdetergents and/or dispersants in lubricating oil compositions. Theseoverbased materials have also been referred to as "complexes," "metalcomplexes," "high-metal containing salts," and the like. Overbasedmaterials are characterized by a metal content in excess of that whichwould be present according to the stoichiometry of the metal and theparticular organic compound reacted with the metal, e.g., a carboxylicor sulfonic acid. Thus, if a monosulfonic acid, ##STR1## is neutralizedwith a basic metal compound, e.g., calcium hydroxide, the "normal "metal salt produced will contain one equivalent of calcium for eachequivalent of acid, i.e., ##STR2## However, as is well known in the art,various processes are available which result in an inert organic liquidsolution of a product containing more than the stoichiometric amount ofmetal. The solutions of these products are referred to herein asoverbased materials. Following these procedures, the sulfonic acid or analkali or alkaline earth metal salt thereof can be reacted with a metalbase and the product will contain an amount of metal in excess of thatnecessary to neutralize the acid, for example, 4.5 times as much metalas present in the normal salt or a metal excess of 3.5 equivalents.

The actual stoichiometric excess of metal can vary considerably, forexample, from about 0.1 equivalent to about 30 or more equivalentsdepending on the reactions, the process conditions, and the like. Theoverbased materials useful in accordance with the present inventioncontain from about 3.5 to about 30 or more equivalents of metal for eachequivalent of material which is overbased.

In the present specification and claims the term "overbased" is used todesignate materials containing a stoichiometric excess of metal and is,therefore, inclusive of those metals which have been referred to in theart as overbased, superbased, hyperbased, etc., as discussed supra.

The terminology "metal ratio" is used in the prior art and herein todesignate the ratio of the total chemical equivalents of the metal inthe overbased material (e.g., a metal sulfonate or carboxylate) to thechemical equivalents of the metal in the product which would be expectedto result in the reaction between the organic material to be overbased(e.g., sulfonic or carboxylic acid) and the metal-containing reactant(e.g., calcium hydroxide, barium oxide, etc.) according to the knownchemical reactivity and stoichiometry of the two reactants. Thus, in thenormal calcium sulfonate discussed above, the metal ratio is one, and inthe overbased sulfonate, the metal ratio is 4.5. Obviously, if there ispresent in the material to be overbased more than one compound capableof reacting with the metal, the "metal ratio" of the product will dependupon whether the number of equivalents of metal in the overbased productis compared to the number of equivalents expected to be present for agiven single component or a combination of all such components.

Component (B)(I):

Generally, these overbased materials are prepared by treating a reactionmixture comprising the organic material to be overbased, aC reactionmedium consisting essentially of at least one inert, organic solvent forsaid organic material, a stoichiometric excess of a metal base, and apromoter with an acidic material. The methods for preparing theoverbased materials as well as an extremely diverse group of overbasedmaterials are well known in the prior art and are disclosed for examplein the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,616,904; 2,616,905; 2,616,906,2,616,911; 2,616,924; 2,616,925; 2,617,049; 2,695,910; 2,723,234;2,723,235; 2,723,236; 2,760,970; 2,767,164; 2,767,209; 2,777,874;2,798,852; 2,839,470; 2,856,359; 2,859,360; 2,856,361; 2,861,951;2,883,340; 2,915,517; 2,959,551; 2,968,642; 2,971,014; 2,989,463;3,001,981; 3,027,325; 3,070,581; 3,108,960; 3,147,232; 3,133,019;3,146,201; 3,152,991; 3,155,616; 3,170,880; 3,170,881; 3,172,855;3,194,823; 3,223,630; 3,232,883; 3,242,079; 3,242,080; 3,250,710;3,256,186; 3,274,135; 3,492,231; and 4,230,586. These patents discloseprocesses, materials which can be overbased, suitable metal bases,promoters, and acidic materials, as well as a variety of specificoverbased products useful in producing the disperse systems of component(B)(II) of this invention and are, accordingly, incorporated herein byreference.

An important characteristic of the organic materials which are overbasedis their solubility in the particular reaction medium utilized in theoverbasing process. As the reaction medium used previously has normallycomprised petroleum fractions, particularly mineral oils, these organicmaterials have generally been oil-soluble. However, if another reactionmedium is employed (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons,kerosene, etc.) it is not essential that the organic material be solublein mineral oil as long as it is soluble in the given reaction medium.Obviously, many organic materials which are soluble in mineral oils willbe soluble in many of the other indicated suitable reaction mediums. Itshould be apparent that the reaction medium usually becomes the dispersemedium of the colloidal disperse system or at least a component thereofdepending on whether or not additional inert organic liquid is added aspart of the reaction medium or the disperse medium.

Materials which can be overbased are generally oil-soluble organic acidsincluding phosphorus acids, thiophosphorus acids, sulfur acids,carboxylic acids, thiocarboxylic acids, and the like, as well as thecorresponding alkali and alkaline earth metal salts thereof.Representative examples of each of these classes of organic acids aswell as other organic acids, e.g., nitrogen acids, arsenic acids, etc.are disclosed along with methods of preparing overbased productstherefrom in the above cited patent and are, accordingly, incorporatedherein by reference. U.S. Pat. No. 2,777,874 identified organic acidssuitable for preparing overbased materials which can be converted todisperse systems for use in the resinous compositions of the invention.Similarly, U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,616,904; 2,695,910; 2,767,164; 2,767,209;3,147,232; 3,274,135; etc. disclose a variety of organic acids suitablefor preparing overbased materials as well as representative examples ofoverbased products prepared from such acids. Overbased acids wherein theacid is a phosphorus acid, a thiophosphorus acid, phosphorus acid-sulfuracid combination, and sulfur acid prepared from polyolefins aredisclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,883,340; 2,915,517; 3,001,981; 3,108,960;and 3,232,883. Overbased phenates are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.2,959,551 while overbased ketones are found in U.S. Pat. No. 2,798,852.A variety of overbased materials derived from oil-soluble metal-free,non-tautomeric neutral and basic organic polar compounds such as ester,amines, amides, alcohols, ethers, sulfides, sulfoxides, and the like aredisclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,968,642; 2,971,014; and 2,989,463. Anotherclass of materials which can be overbased are the oil-soluble,nitro-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, particularly nitro-substitutedpolyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyisobutylene, etc.Materials of this type are illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 2,959,551.Likewise, the oil-soluble reaction product of alkylene polyamines suchas propylene diamine or N-alkylated propylene diamine with formaldehydeor formaldehyde producing compound (e.g., paraformaldehyde) can beoverbased. Other compounds suitable for overbasing are disclosed in theabove-cited patents or are otherwise well-known in the art.

The organic liquids used as the disperse medium in the colloidaldisperse system can be used as solvents for the overbasing process.

The metal compounds used in preparing the overbased materials arenormally the basic salts of metals in Group I-A and Group II-A of thePeriodic Table although other metals such as lead, zinc, manganese, etc.can be used in the preparation of overbased materials. The anionicportion of the salt can be hydroxyl, oxide, carbonate, hydrogencarbonate, nitrate, sulfite, hydrogen sulfite, halide, amide, sulfateetc. as disclosed in the above-cited patents. For purposes of thisinvention the preferred overbased materials are prepared from thealkaline earth metal oxides, hydroxides, and alcoholates such as thealkaline earth metal lower alkoxides. The most preferred dispersesystems of the invention are made from overbased materials containingcalcium and/or barium as the metal.

The promoters, that is, the materials which permit the incorporation ofthe excess metal into the overbased material, are also quite diverse andwell known in the art as evidenced by the cited patents. A particularlycomprehensive discussion of suitable promoters is found in U.S. Pat.Nos. 2,777,874; 2,695,910; and 2,616,904. These include the alcoholicand phenolic promoters which are preferred. The alcoholic promotersinclude the alkanols of one to about twelve carbon atoms such asmethanol, ethanol, amyl alcohol, octanol, isopropanol, and mixtures ofthese and the like. Phenolic promoters include a variety ofhydroxy-substituted benzenes and naphthalenes. A particularly usefulclass of phenols are the alkylated phenols of the type listed in U.S.Pat. No. 2,777,874, e.g., heptylphenols, octylphenols, and nonylphenols.Mixtures of various promoters are sometimes used.

Suitable acidic materials are also disclosed in the above cited patents,for example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,616,904. Included within the known group ofuseful acidic materials are liquid acids such as formic acid, aceticacid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid,carbamic acid, substituted carbamic acids, etc. Acetic acid is a veryuseful acidic material although inorganic acidic materials such as HCl,SO₂, SO₃, CO₂, H₂ S, N₂ O₃, etc. are ordinarily employed as the acidicmaterials. The most preferred acidic materials are carbon dioxide andacetic acid.

In preparing overbased materials, the material to be overbased, aninert, non-polar, organic solvent therefor, the metal base, the promoterand the acidic material are brought together and a chemical reactionensues. The exact nature of the resulting overbased product is notknown. However, it can be adequately described for purposes of thepresent specification as a single phase homogeneous mixture of thesolvent and (1) either a metal complex formed from the metal base, theacidic material, and the material being overbased and/or (2) anamorphous metal salt formed from the reaction of the acidic materialwith the metal base and the material which is said to be overbased.Thus, if mineral oil is used as the reaction medium, petrosulfonic acidas the material which is overbased, Ca(OH)₂ as the metal base, andcarbon dioxide as the acidic material, the resulting overbased materialcan be described for purposes of this invention as an oil solution ofeither a metal containing complex of the acidic material, the metalbase, and the petrosulfonic acid or as an oil solution of amorphouscalcium carbonate and calcium petrosulfonate.

The temperature at which the acidic material is contacted with theremainder of the reaction mass depends to a large measure upon thepromoting agent used. With a phenolic promoter, the temperature usuallyranges from about 80° C. to 300° C., and preferably from about 100° C.to about 200° C. When an alcohol or mercaptan is used as the promotingagent, the temperature usually will not exceed the reflux temperature ofthe reaction mixture and preferably will not exceed about 100° C.

In view of the foregoing, it should be apparent that the overbasedmaterials may retain all or a portion of the promoter. That is, if thepromoter is not volatile (e.g., an alkyl phenol) or otherwise readilyremovable from the overbased material, at least some promoter remains inthe overbased product. Accordingly, the disperse systems (i.e.,component (B)(II)) made from such products may also contain thepromoter. The presence or absence of the promoter in the overbasedmaterial used to prepare the disperse system and likewise, the presenceor absence of the promoter in the colloidal disperse systems themselvesdoes not represent a critical aspect of the invention. Obviously, it iswithin the skill of the art to select a volatile promoter such as alower alkanol, e.g., methanol, ethanol, etc., so that the promoter canbe readily removed prior to incorporation with the compositions of thepresent invention to forming the disperse system or thereafter.

Component (B)(II):

The terminology "disperse system" as used in the specification andclaims is a term of art generic to colloids or colloidal solutions,e.g., "any homogeneous medium containing dispersed entities of any sizeand state," Jirgensons and Straumanis, "A Short Textbook on ColloidalChemistry" (2nd Ed.) The Macmillan Co., New York, 1962 at page 1.However, the particular disperse systems of the present invention form asubgenus within this broad class of disperse system, this subgenus beingcharacterized by several important features.

This subgenus comprises those disperse systems wherein at least aportion of the particles dispersed therein are solid, metal-containingparticles formed in situ. At least about 10% to about 50% are particlesof this type and preferably, substantially all of said solid particlesare formed in situ.

So long as the solid particles remain dispersed in the dispersing mediumas colloidal particles the particle size is not critical. Ordinarily,the particles will not exceed 5000 A. However, it is preferred that themaximum unit particle size be less than about 1000 A. In a particularlypreferred aspect of the invention, the unit particle size is less thanabout 400 A. Systems having a unit particle size in the range of 30 A.to 200 A. give excellent results. The minimum unit particle size is atleast 20 A. and preferably at least about 30 A.

The language "unit particle size" is intended to designate the averageparticle size of the solid, metal-containing particles assuming maximumdispersion of the individual particles throughout the disperse medium.That is, the unit particle is that particle which corresponds in size tothe average size of the metal-containing particles and is capable ofindependent existence within the disperse system as a discrete colloidalparticle. These metal-containing particles are found in two forms in thedisperse systems of component (B)(II). Individual unit particles can bedispersed as such throughout the medium or unit particles can form anagglomerate, in combination with other materials (e.g., anothermetal-containing particle, the disperse medium, etc.) which are presentin the disperse systems. These agglomerates are dispersed through thesystem as "metal containing particles." Obviously, the "particle size"of the agglomerate is substantially greater than the unit particle size.Furthermore, it is equally apparent that this agglomerate size issubject to wide variations, even within the same disperse system. Theagglomerate size varies, for example, with the degree of shearing actionemployed in dispersing the unit particles. That is, mechanical agitationof the disperse system tends to break down the agglomerates into theindividual components thereof and disperse these individual componentsthroughout the disperse medium. The ultimate in dispersion is achievedwhen each solid, metal-containing particle is individually dispersed inthe medium. Accordingly, the disperse systems are characterized withreference to the unit particle size, it being apparent to those skilledin the art that the unit particle size represents the average size ofsolid, metal-containing particles present in the system which can existindependently. The average particle size of the metal-containing solidparticles in the system can be made to approach the unit particle sizevalue by the application of a shearing action to the existent system orduring the formation of the disperse system as the particles are beingformed in situ. It is not necessary that maximum particle dispersionexist to have useful disperse systems. The agitation associated withhomogenization of the overbased material and conversion agent producessufficient particle dispersion.

Basically, the solid metal-containing particles are in the form of metalsalts of inorganic acids, and low molecular weight organic acids,hydrates thereof, or mixtures of these. These salts are usually thealkali and alkaline earth metal formates, acetates, carbonates, hydrogencarbonates, hydrogen sulfides, sulfites, hydrogen sulfites, and halides,particularly chlorides. In other words, the metal-containing particlesare ordinarily particles of metal salts, the unit particle is theindividual salt particle and the unit particle size is the averageparticle size of the salt particles which is readily ascertained, as forexample, by conventional X-ray diffraction techniques. Colloidaldisperse systems possessing particles of this type are sometimesreferred to as macromolecular colloidal systems.

Because of the composition of the colloidal disperse systems of thisinvention, the metal-containing particles also exist as components inmicellar colloidal particles. In addition to the solid metal-containingparticles and the disperse medium, the colloidal disperse systems of theinvention are characterized by a third essential component, one which issoluble in the medium and contains in the molecules thereof ahydrophobic portion and at least one polar substituent. This thirdcomponent can orient itself along the external surfaces of the abovemetal salts, the polar groups lying along the surface of these saltswith the hydrophobic portions extending from the salts into the dispersemedium forming micellar colloidal particles. These micellar colloids areformed through weak intermolecular forces, e.g., Van der Waals forces,etc. Micellar colloids represent a type of agglomerate particle asdiscussed hereinabove. Because of the molecular orientation in thesemicellar colloidal particles, such particles are characterized by ametal containing layer (i.e., the solid metal-containing particles andany metal present in the polar substituent of the third component, suchas the metal in a sulfonic or carboxylic acid salt group), a hydrophobiclayer formed by the hydrophobic portions of the molecules of the thirdcomponent and a polar layer bridging said metal-containing layer andsaid hydrophobic layer, said polar bridging layer comprising the polarsubstituents of the third component of the system, e.g., the ##STR3##group if the third component is an alkaline earth metal petrosulfonate.

The second essential component of the colloidal disperse system is thedispersing medium. The identity of the medium is not a particularlycritical aspect of the invention as the medium primarily serves as theliquid vehicle in which solid particles are dispersed. The medium canhave components characterized by relatively low boiling points, e.g., inthe range of 25° to 120° C. to facilitate subsequent removal of aportion or substantially all of the medium from the aqueous compositionsof the invention or the components can have a higher boiling point toprotect against removal from such compositions upon standing or heating.There is no criticality in an upper boiling point limitation on theseliquids.

Representative liquids include mineral oils, the alkanes and haloalkanesof five to eighteen carbons, polyhalo- and perhaloalkanes of up to aboutsix carbons, the cycloalkanes of five or more carbons, the correspondingalkyl-and/or halo-substituted cycloalkanes, the aryl hydrocarbons, thealkylaryl hydrocarbons, the haloaryl hydrocarbons, ethers such asdialkyl ethers, alkyl aryl ethers, cycloalkyl ethers, cycloalkylalkylethers, alkanols, alkylene glycols, polyalkylene glycols, alkyl ethersof alkylene glycols and polyalkylene glycols, dibasic alkanoic aciddiesters, silicate esters, and mixtures of these. Specific examplesinclude petroleum ether, Stoddard Solvent, pentane, hexane, octane,isooctane, undecane, tetradecane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane,isopropylcyclohexane, 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane, cyclooctane, benzene,toluene, xylene, ethyl benzene, tert-butyl-benzene, halobenzenesespecially mono- and polychlorobenzenes such as chlorobenzene per se and3,4-dichlorotoluene, mineral oils, n-propylether, isopropylether,isobutylether, n-amylether, methyl-n-amylether, cyclohexylether,ethoxycyclohexane, methoxybenzene, isopropoxybenzene, p-methoxytoluene,methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, hexanol, n-octyl alcohol,n-decyl alcohol, alkylene glycols such as ethylene glycol and propyleneglycol, diethyl ketone, dipropyl ketone, methylbutyl ketone,acetophenone, 1,2-difluoro-tetrachloroethane, dichlorofluoromethane,1,2-dibromotetrafluoroethane, trichlorofluoromethane, 1-chloropentane,1,3-dichlorohexane, formamide, dimethylformamide, acetamide,dimethylacetamide diethylacetamide, propionamide, diisooctyl azelate,ethylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, hexa-2-ethylbutoxy disiloxane,etc.

Also useful as dispersing medium are the low molecular weight, liquidpolymers, generally classified as oligomers, which include the dimers,tetramers, pentamers, etc. Illustrative of this large class of materialsare such liquids as the propylene tetramers, isobutylene dimers, and thelike.

From the standpoint of availability, cost, and performance, the alkyl,cycloalkyl, and aryl hydrocarbons represent a preferred class ofdisperse mediums. Liquid petroleum fractions represent another preferredclass of disperse mediums. Included within these preferred classes arebenzenes and alkylated benzenes, cycloalkanes and alkylatedcycloalkanes, cycloalkenes and alkylated cycloalkenes such as found innaphthene-based petroleum fractions, and the alkanes such as found inthe paraffin-based petroleum fractions. Petroleum ether, naphthas,mineral oils, Stoddard Solvent, toluene, xylene, etc., and mixturesthereof are examples of economical sources of suitable inert organicliquids which can function as the disperse medium in the colloidaldisperse systems of the present invention. Mineral oil can serve byitself as the disperse medium.

In addition to the solid, metal-containing particles and the dispersemedium, the disperse systems employed herein require a third essentialcomponent. This third component is an organic compound which is solublein the disperse medium, and the molecules of which are characterized bya hydrophobic portion and at least one polar substituent. As explained,infra, the organic compounds suitable as a third component are extremelydiverse. These compounds are inherent constituents of the dispersesystems as a result of the methods used in preparing the systems.Further characteristics of the components are apparent from thefollowing discussion of methods for preparing the colloidal dispersesystems.

A preferred class of overbased materials (i.e., component (B)(I)) usedas starting materials in the preparation of the disperse systems of thepresent invention (i.e., component (B)(II)) are the alkaline earthmetal-overbased oil-soluble organic acids, preferably those containingat least twelve aliphatic carbons although the acids may contain as fewas eight aliphatic carbon atoms if the acid molecule includes anaromatic ring such as phenyl, naphthyl, etc. Representative organicacids suitable for preparing these overbased materials are discussed andidentified in detail in the above-cited patents. Particularly U.S. Pat.Nos. 2,616,904 and 2,777,874 disclose a variety of very suitable organicacids. For reasons of economy and performance, overbased oil-solublecarboxylic and sulfonic acids are particularly suitable. Illustrative ofthe carboxylic acids are palmitic acid, stearic acid, myristic acid,oleic acid, linoleic acid, behenic acid, hexatriacontanoic acid,tetrapropylene-substituted glutaric acid, polyisobutene(M.W.-5000)-substituted succinic acid, polypropylene,(M.W.-10,000)-substituted succinic acid, octadecyl-substituted adipicacid, chlorostearic acid, 9-methylstearic acid, dichlorostearic acid,stearylbenzoic acid, eicosane-substituted naphthoic acid,dilauryl-decahydro-naphthalene carboxylic acid, didodecyl-tetralincarboxylic acid, dioctylcyclohexane carboxylic acid, mixtures of theseacids, their alkali and alkaline earth metal salts, and/or theiranhydrides. Of the oil-soluble sulfonic acids, the mono-, di-, andtri-aliphatic hydrocarbon substituted aryl sulfonic acids and thepetroleum sulfonic acids (petrosulfonic acids) are particularlypreferred. Illustrative examples of suitable sulfonic acids includemahogany sulfonic acids, petrolatum sulfonic acids,monoeicosane-substituted naphthalene sulfonic acids dodecylbenzenesulfonic acids, didodecylbenzene sulfonic acids, dinonylbenzene sulfonicacids, cetylchlorobenzene sulfonic acids, dilauryl beta-naphthalenesulfonic acids, the sulfonic acid derived by the treatment ofpolyisobutene having a molecular weight of 1500 with chlorosulfonicacid, nitronaphthalenesulfonic acid, paraffin wax sulfonic acid,cetyl-cyclopentane sulfonic acid, laurylcyclohexanesulfonic acids,polyethylene (M.W.-750) sulfonic acids, etc. Obviously, it is necessarythat the size and number of aliphatic groups on the aryl sulfonic acidsbe sufficient to render the acids soluble. Normally the aliphatic groupswill be alkyl and/or alkenyl groups such that the total number ofaliphatic carbons is at least twelve.

Within this preferred group of overbased carboxylic and sulfonic acids,the barium and calcium overbased mono-, di-, and tri-alkylated benzeneand naphthalene (including hydrogenated forms thereof), petrosulfonicacids, and higher fatty acids are especially preferred. Illustrative ofthe synthetically produced alkylated benzene and naphthalene sulfonicacids are those containing alkyl substituents having from 8 to about 30carbon atoms therein. Such acids include di-isododecyl-benzene sulfonicacid, wax-substituted phenol sulfonic acid, wax-substituted benzenesulfonic acids, polybutene-substituted sulfonic acid,cetyl-chlorobenzene sulfonic acid, di-cetylnaphthalene sulfonic acid,di-lauryldiphenylether sulfonic acid, di-isononylbenzene sulfonic acid,di-isooctadecylbenzene sulfonic acid, stearylnaphthalene sulfonic acid,and the like. The petroleum sulfonic acids are a well known artrecognized class of materials which have been used as starting materialsin preparing overbased products since the inception of overbasingtechniques as illustrated by the above patents. Petroleum sulfonic acidsare obtained by treating refined or semi-refined petroleum oils withconcentrated or fuming sulfuric acid. These acids remain in the oilafter the settling out of sludges. These petroleum sulfonic acids,depending on the nature of the petroleum oils from which they areprepared, are oil-soluble alkane sulfonic acids, alkyl-substitutedcycloaliphatic sulfonic acids including cycloalkyl sulfonic acids andcycloalkene sulfonic acids, and alkyl, alkaryl, or aralkyl substitutedhydrocarbon aromatic sulfonic acids including single and condensedaromatic nuclei as well as partially hydrogenated forms thereof.Examples of such petrosulfonic acids include mahogany sulfonic acid,white oil sulfonic acid, petrolatum sulfonic acid, petroleum maphthenesulfonic acid, etc. This especially preferred group of aliphatic fattyacids includes the saturated and unsaturated higher fatty acidscontaining from 12 to about 30 carbon atoms. Illustrative of these acidsare lauric acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoletic acid, linolenicacid, oleostearic acid, stearic acid, myristic acid, and undecalinicacid, alpha-chlorostearic acid, and alpha-nitrolauric acid.

As shown by the representative examples of the preferred classes ofsulfonic and carboxylic acids, the acids may contain nonhydrocarbonsubstituents such as halo, nitro, alkoxy, hydroxyl, and the like.

It is desirable that the overbased materials used to prepare thedisperse system have a metal ratio of at least about 3.5 and preferablyabout 4.5. An especially suitable group of the preferred sulfonic acidoverbased materials has a metal ratio of at least about 7.0. Whileoverbased materials having a metal ratio of 75 have been prepared,normally the maximum metal ratio will not exceed about 30 and, in mostcases, not more than about 20.

The overbased materials used in preparing the aqueous compositions ofthe present invention and/or the colloidal disperse systems utilized inthe compositions of the invention contain from about 10% to about 70% byweight of metal-containing components. As explained hereafter, the exactnature of these metal containing components is not known. It istheorized that the metal base, the acidic material, and the organicmaterial being overbased form a metal complex, this complex being themetal-containing component of the overbased material. On the other hand,it has also been postulated that the metal base and the acidic materialform amorphous metal compounds which are dissolved in the inert organicreaction medium and the material which is said to be overbased. Thematerial which is overbased may itself be a metal-containing compound,e.g., a carboxylic or sulfonic acid metal salt. In such a case, themetal containing components of the overbased material would be both theamorphous compounds and the acid salt. The remainder of the overbasedmaterials consist essentially of the inert organic reaction medium andany promoter which is not removed from the overbased product. Forpurposes of this application, the organic material which is subjected tooverbasing is considered a part of the metal-containing components.Normally, the liquid reaction medium constitutes at least about 30% byweight of the reaction mixture utilized to prepare the overbasedmaterials.

As mentioned above, the colloidal disperse systems used in thecomposition of the present invention are prepared by homogenizing a"conversion agent" and the overbased starting material. Homogenizationis achieved by vigorous agitation of the two components, preferably atthe reflux temperature or a temperature slightly below the refluxtemperature. The reflux temperature normally will depend upon theboiling point of the conversion agent. However, homogenization may beachieved within the range of about 25° C. to about 200° C. or slightlyhigher. Usually, there is no real advantage in exceeding 150° C.

The concentration of the conversion agent necessary to achieveconversion of the overbased material is usually within the range of fromabout 1% to about 80% based upon the weight of the overbased materialexcluding the weight of the inert, organic solvent and any promoterpresent therein. Preferably at least about 10% and usually less thanabout 60% by weight of the conversion agent is employed. Concentrationsbeyond 60% appear to afford no additional advantages.

The terminology "conversion agent" as used herein is intended todescribe a class of very diverse materials which possess the property ofbeing able to convert the Newtonian homogeneous, single-phase, overbasedmaterials into non-Newtonian colloidal disperse systems. The mechanismby which conversion is accomplished is not completely understood.However, with the exception of carbon dioxide, these conversion agentsall possess active hydrogens. The conversion agents include loweraliphatic carboxylic acids, water, aliphatic alcohols, cycloaliphaticalcohols, arylaliphatic alcohols, phenols, ketones, aldehydes, amines,boron acids, phosphorus acids, and carbon dioxide. Mixtures of two ormore of these conversion agents are also useful. Particularly usefulconversion agents are discussed below.

The lower aliphatic carboxylic acids are those containing less thanabout eight carbon atoms in the molecule. Examples of this class ofacids are formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid,valeric acid, isovaleric acid, isobutyric acid, caprylic acid, heptanoicacid, chloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, etc.Formic acid, acetic acid, and propionic acid, are preferred with aceticacid being especially suitable. It is to be understood that theanhydrides of these acids are also useful and, for the purposes of thespecification and claims of this invention, the term acid is intended toinclude both the acid per se and the anhydride of the acid.

Useful alcohols include aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, and arylaliphaticmono- and polyhydroxy alcohols. Alcohols having less than about twelvecarbons are especially useful while the lower alkanols, i.e., alkanolshaving less than about eight carbon atoms are preferred for reasons ofeconomy and effectiveness in the process. Illustrative are the alkanolssuch as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, isobutanol, tertiarybutanol, isooctanol, dodecanol, n-pentanol, etc.; cycloalkyl alcoholsexemplified by cyclopentathol, cyclohexanol, 4-methylcyclohexanol,2-cyclohexylethanol, cyclopentylmethanol, etc.; phenyl aliphaticalkanols such as benzyl alcohol, 2-phenylethanol, and cinnamyl alcohol;alkylene glycols of up to about six carbon atoms and mono-lower alkylethers thereof such as monomethylether of ethylene glycol, diethyleneglycol, ethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, hexamethylene glycol,triethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, glycerol, andpentaerythritol.

The use of a mixture of water and one or more of the alcohols isespecially effective for converting the overbased material to colloidaldisperse systems. Such combinations often reduce the length of timerequired for the process. Any water-alcohol combination is effective buta very effective combination is a mixture of one or more alcohols andwater in a weight ratio of alcohol to water of from about 0.05:1 toabout 24:1. Preferably, at least one lower alkanol is present in thealcohol component of these water-alkanol mixtures. Water-alkanolmixtures wherein the alcoholic portion is one or more lower alkanols areespecially suitable.

Phenols suitable for use as conversion agents include phenol, naphthol,ortho-cresol, para-cresol, catechol, mixtures of cresol,para-tert-butylphenol, and other lower alkyl substituted phenols,meta-polyisobutene (M.W.-350)-substituted phenol, and the like.

Other useful conversion agents include lower aliphatic aldehydes andketones, particularly lower alkyl aldehydes and lower alkyl ketones suchas acetaldehydes, propionaldehydes, butyraldehydes, acetone, methylethylketone, diethyl ketone. Various aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, andheterocyclic amines are also useful providing they contain at least oneamino group having at least one active hydrogen attached thereto.Illustrative of these amines are the mono- and di-alkylamines,particularly mono- and di-lower alkylamines, such as methylamine,ethylamine, propylamine, dodecylamine, methyl ethylamine, diethylamine;the cycloalkylamines such as cyclohexylamine, cyclopentylamine, and thelower alkyl substituted cycloalkylamines such as3-methylcyclohexylamine; 1,4-cyclohexylenediamine; arylamines such asaniline, mono-, di-, and tri-, lower alkyl-substituted phenyl amines,naphthylamines, 1,4-phenylene diamines; lower alkanol amines such asethanolamine and diethanolamine; alkylenediamines such as ethylenediamine, triethylene tetramine, propylene diamines, octamethylenediamines; and heterocyclic amines such as piperazine,4-aminoethylpiperazine, 2-octadecyl-imidazoline, and oxazolidine. Boronacids are also useful conversion agents and include boronic acids (e.g.,alkyl-B(OH)₂ or aryl-B(OH₂), boric acid (i.e., H₃ BO₃), tetraboric acid,metaboric acid, and esters of such boron acids.

The phosphorus acids are useful conversion agents and include thevarious alkyl and aryl phosphinic acids, phosphinus acids, phosphonicacids, and phosphonous acids. Phosphorus acids obtained by the reactionof lower alkanols or unsaturated hydrocarbons such as polyisobuteneswith phosphorus oxides and phosphorus sulfides are particularly useful,e.g., P₃ O₅ and P₂ S₅.

Carbon dioxide can be used as the conversion agent. However, it ispreferable to use this conversion agent in combination with one or moreof the foregoing conversion agents. For example, the combination ofwater and carbon dioxide is particularly effective as a conversion agentfor transforming the overbased materials into a colloidal dispersesystem.

As previously mentioned, the overbased materials (i.e., component(B)(I)) are single phase homogeneous systems. However, depending on thereaction conditions and the choice of reactants in preparing theoverbased materials, there sometimes are present in the productinsoluble contaminants. These contaminants are normally unreacted basicmaterials such as calcium oxide, barium oxide, calcium hydroxide, bariumhydroxide, or other metal base materials used as a reactant in preparingthe overbased material. It has been found that a more uniform colloidaldisperse system results if such contaminants are removed prior tohomogenizing the overbased material with the conversion agents.Accordingly, it is preferred that any insoluble contaminants in theoverbased materials be removed prior to converting the material in thecolloidal disperse system. The removal of such contaminants is easilyaccomplished by conventional techniques such as filtration orcentrifugation. It should be understood however, that the removal ofthese contaminants, while desirable for reasons just mentioned, is notan absolute essential aspect of the invention and useful products can beobtained when overbased materials containing insoluble contaminants areconverted to the colloidal disperse systems.

The conversion agents or a proportion thereof may be retained in thecolloidal disperse system. The conversion agents are however, notessential components of these disperse systems and it is usuallydesirable that as little of the conversion agents as possible beretained in the disperse systems. Since these conversion agents do notreact with the overbased material in such a manner as to be permanentlybound thereto through some type of chemical bonding, it is normally asimple matter to remove a major proportion of the conversion agents and,generally, substantially all of the conversion agents. Some of theconversion agents have physical properties which make them readilyremovable from the disperse systems. Thus, most of the free carbondioxide gradually escapes from the disperse system during thehomogenization process or upon standing thereafter. Since the liquidconversion agents are generally more volatile than the remainingcomponents of the disperse system, they are readily removable byconventional devolatilization techniques, e.g., heating, heating atreduced pressures, and the like. For this reason, it may be desirable toselect conversion agents which will have boiling points which are lowerthan the remaining components of the disperse system. This is anotherreason why the lower alkanols, mixtures thereof, and lower alkanol-watermixtures are preferred conversion agents.

Again, it is not essential that all of the conversion agent be removedfrom the disperse systems. In fact, useful disperse systems foremployment in the resinous compositions of the invention result withoutremoval of the conversion agents. However, from the standpoint ofachieving uniform results, it is generally desirable to remove theconversion agents, particularly where they are volatile. In some cases,the liquid conversion agents may facilitate the mixing of the colloidaldisperse system with the aqueous compositions of the invention. In suchcases, it is advantageous to permit the conversion agents to remain inthe disperse system until it is mixed with such aqueous compositions.Thereafter, the conversion agents can be removed from such compositionsby conventional devolatilization techniques if desired.

To better illustrate the colloidal disperse systems utilized in theinvention, the procedure for preparing a preferred system is describedbelow:

As stated above, the essential materials for preparing an overbasedproduct are (1) the organic material to be overbased, (2) an inert,nonpolar organic solvent for the organic material, (3) a metal base, (4)a promoter, and (5) an acidic material. In this example, these materialsare (1) calcium petrosulfonate, (2) mineral oil, (3) calcium hydroxide,(4) a mixture of methanol, isobutanol, and n-pentanol, and (5) carbondioxide.

A reaction mixture of 1305 grams of calcium sulfonate having a metalratio of 2.5 dissolved in mineral oil, 220 grams of methyl alcohol, 72grams of isobutanol, and 38 grams of n-phenatanol is heated to 35° C.and subjected to the following operating cycle four times: mixing with143 grams of 90% calcium hydroxide and treating the mixture with carbondioxide until it has a base number of 32-39. The resulting product isthen heated to 155° C. during a period of 9 hours to remove the alcoholsand then filtered at this temperature. The filtrate is a calciumoverbased petrosulfonate having a metal ratio of 12.2.

A mixture of 150 parts of the foregoing overbased material, 15 parts ofmethyl alcohol, 10.5 parts of n-pentanol and 45 parts of water is heatedunder reflux conditions at 71°-74° C. for 13 hours. The mixture becomesa gel. It is then heated to 144° over a period of 6 hours and dilutedwith 126 parts of mineral oil having a viscosity of 2000 SUS at 100° F.and the resulting mixture heated at 144° C. for an additional 4.5 hourswith stirring. This thickened product is a colloidal disperse system ofthe type contemplated by the present invention.

The disperse systems of component (B)(II) are characterized by threeessential components: (1) solid, metal-containing particles formed insitu, (2) an inert, non-polar, organic liquid which functions as thedisperse medium, and (3) an organic compound which is soluble in thedisperse medium and the molecules of which are characterized by ahydrophobic portion and at least one polar substituent. In the colloidaldisperse system described immediately above, these components are asfollows: (1) calcium carbonate in the form of solid particles, (2)mineral oil, and (3) calcium petrosulfonate.

From the foregoing example, it is apparent that the solvent for thematerial which is overbased becomes the colloidal disperse medium or acomponent thereof. Of course, mixtures of other inert liquids can besubstituted for the mineral oil or used in conjunction with the mineraloil prior to forming the overbased material.

It is also readily seen that the solid, metal-containing particlesformed in situ possess the same chemical composition as would thereaction products of the metal base and the acidic material used inpreparing the overbased materials. Thus, the actual chemical identify ofthe metal containing particles formed in situ depends upon both theparticular metal base or bases employed and the particular acidicmaterial or materials reacted therewith. For example, if the metal baseused in preparing the overbased material were barium oxide and if theacidic material was a mixture of formic and acetic acids, themetal-containing particles formed in situ would be barium formates andbarium acetates.

However, the physical characteristics of the particles formed in situ inthe conversion step are quite different from the physicalcharacteristics of any particles present in the homogeneous,single-phase overbased material which is subjected to the conversion.Particularly, such physical characteristics as particle size andstructure are quite different. The solid, metal-containing particles ofthe colloidal disperse systems (i.e., component (B)(II)) are of a sizesufficient for detection by X-ray diffraction. The overbased materialprior to conversion (i.e., component (B)(I)) are not characterized bythe presence of these detectable particles.

X-ray diffraction and electron microscope studies have been made of bothoverbased organic materials and colloidal disperse systems preparedtherefrom. These studies establish the presence in the disperse systemsof the solid metal-containing salts. For example, in the disperse systemprepared herein above, the calcium carbonate is present as solid calciumcarbonate having a particle size of about 40 to 50 A. (unit particlesize) and interplanar spacing (dA.) of 3.035. But X-ray diffractionstudies of the overbased material from which it was prepared indicatethe absence of calcium carbonate of this type. In fact, calciumcarbonate present as such, if any, appears to be amorphous and insolution. While applicant does not intend to be bonded by any theoryoffered to explain the changes which accompany the conversion step, itappears that conversion permits particle formation and growth. That is,the amorphous, metal-containing apparently dissolved salts or complexespresent in the overbased material form solid, metal-containing particleswhich by a process of particle growth become colloidal particles. Thus,in the above example, the dissolved amorphous calcium carbonate salt orcomplex is transformed into solid particles which then "grow". In thisexample, they grow to a size of 40 to 50 A. In many cases, theseparticles apparently are crystallites. Regardless of the correctness ofthe postulated mechanism for in situ particle formation the fact remainsthat no particles of the type predominant in the disperse systems arefound in the overbased materials from which they are prepared.Accordingly, they are unquestionably formed in situ during conversion.

As these solid metal-containing particles formed in situ come intoexistence, they do so as pre-wet, pre-dispersed solid particles whichare inherently uniformly distributed throughout the other components ofthe disperse system. The liquid disperse medium containing these pre-wetdispersed particles is readily incorporated into various polymericcompositions thus facilitating the uniform distribution of the particlesthroughout the polymeric resin composition. This pre-wet, pre-dispersedcharacter of the solid metal-containing particles resulting from theirin situ formation is, thus, an important feature of the dispersesystems.

In the foregoing example, the third component of the disperse system ofcomponent (B)(II) (i.e., the organic compound which is soluble in thedisperse medium and which is characterized by molecules having ahydrophobic portion and a polar substituent) is calcium petrosulfonate,##STR4## wherein R₁ is the residue of the petrosulfonic acid. In thiscase, the hydrophobic portion of the molecule is the hydrocarbon moietyof petrosulfonic, i.e.,--R₁. The polar substituent is the metal saltmoiety, ##STR5##

The hydrophobic portion of the organic compound is a hydrocarbon radicalor a substantially hydrocarbon radical containing at least about twelvealiphatic carbon atoms. Usually the hydrocarbon portion is an aliphaticor cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical although aliphatic orcycloaliphatic substituted aromatic hydrocarbon radicals are alsosuitable. In other words, the hydrophobic portion of the organiccompound is the residue of the organic material which is overbased minusits polar substituents. For example, if the material to be overbased isa carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, or phosphorus acid, the hydrophobicportion is the residue of these acids which would result from theremoval of the acid functions. Similarly, if the material to beoverbased is a phenol, a nitro-substituted polyolefin, or an amine, thehydrophobic portion of the organic compound is the radical resultingfrom the removal of the hydroxyl, nitro, or amino group respectively. Itis the hydrophobic portion of the molecule which renders the organiccompound soluble in the solvent used in the overbasing process and laterin the disperse medium.

Obviously, the polar portion of these organic compounds are the polarsubstituents such as the acid salt moiety discussed above. When thematerial to be overbased contains polar substituents which will reactwith the basic metal compound used in overbasing, for example, acidgroups such as carboxy, sulfino, hydroxysulfonyl, and phosphorus acidgroups or hydroxyl groups, the polar substituent of the third componentis the polar group formed from the reaction. Thus, the polar substituentis the corresponding acid metal salt group or hydroxyl group metalderivative, e.g., an alkali or alkaline earth metal sulfonate,carboxylate, sulfinate, alcoholate, or phenate.

On the other hand, some of the materials to be overbased contain polarsubstituents which ordinarily do not react with metal bases. Thesesubstituents include nitro, amino, ketocarboxyl, carboalkoxy, etc. Inthe disperse systems derived from overbased materials of this type thepolar substituents in the third component are unchanged from theiridentity in the material which was originally overbased.

The identity of the third essential component of the disperse systemdepends upon the identity of the starting materials (i.e., the materialto be overbased and the metal base compound) used in preparing theoverbased material. Once the identity of these starting materials isknown, the identity of the third component in the colloidal dispersesystem is automatically established. Thus, from the identity of theoriginal material, the identity of the hydrophobic portion of the thirdcomponent in the disperse system is readily established as being theresidue of that material minus the polar substituents attached thereto.The identity of the polar substituents on the third component isestablished as a matter of chemistry. If the polar groups on thematerial to be overbased undergo reaction with the metal base, forexample, if they are acid functions, hydroxy groups, etc., the polarsubstituent in the final product will correspond to the reaction productof the original substituent and the metal base. On the other hand, ifthe polar substituent in the material to be overbased is one which doesnot react with metal bases, then the polar substituent of the thirdcomponent is the same as the original substituent.

As previously mentioned, this third component can orient itself aroundthe metal-containing particles to form micellar colloidal particles.Accordingly, it can exist in the disperse system as an individual liquidcomponent dissolved in the disperse medium or it can be associated withthe metal-containing particles as a component of micellar colloidalparticles.

Examples 1-84 illustrate various overbased materials (i.e., component(B)(I)) and colloidal disperse systems (i.e., component (B)(II))prepared from these overbased materials. Unless otherwise indicated,"percentages" and "parts" refer to percent by weight and parts byweight. Where temperatures exceed the boiling points of the componentsof the reaction mixture, obviously reflux conditions are employed unlessthe reaction products are being heated to remove volatile components.

Examples 1 through 43 are directed to the preparation of (B)(I)Newtonian overbased materials illustrative of the types which can beused in the aqueous compositions of the invention or to prepare (B)(II)non-Newtonian colloidal disperse systems. The term "naphtha" as used inthe following examples refers to petroleum distillates boiling in therange of about 90° C. to about 150° C. and usually designated VarnishMaker's and Painter's Naphtha.

EXAMPLE 1

To a mixture of 3,245 grams (12.5 equivalents) of a mineral oil solutionof barium petroleum sulfonate (sulfate ash of 7.6%), 32.5 parts ofoctylphenol, 197 parts of water, there is added 73 parts of barium oxidewithin a period of 30 minutes at 57°-84° C. The mixture is heated at100° C. for 1 hour to remove substantially all water and blown with 75parts of carbon dioxide at 133° to 170° C. within a period of 3 hours. Amixture of 1,000 grams of the above carbonated intermediate product,121.8 parts of octylphenol, and 234 parts of barium hydroxide is heatedat 100° C. and then at 150° C. for 1 hour. The mixture is then blownwith carbon dioxide at 150° C. for 1 hour at a rate of 3 cubic feet perhour. The carbonated product is filtered and the filtrate is found tohave a sulfate ash content of 39.8% and a metal ratio of 9.3.

EXAMPLE 2

To a mixture of 3,245 grams (12.5 equivalents) of barium petroleumsulfonate, 1,460 grams (7.5 equivalents) of heptylphenol, and 2,100grams of water in 8,045 grams of mineral oil there is added at 180° C.7,400 grams (96.5 equivalents) of barium oxide. The addition of bariumoxide causes the temperature to rise to 143° C. which temperature ismaintained until all the water has been distilled. The mixture is thenblown with carbon dioxide until it is substantially neutral. The productis diluted with 5,695 grams of mineral oil and filtered. The filtrate isfound to have a barium sulfate ash content of 30.5% and a metal ratio of8.1. Another inert liquid such as benzene, toluene, heptene, etc., canbe substituted for all or part of the mineral oil.

EXAMPLE 3

A mixture of 1,285 grams (1.0 equivalent) of 40% barium petroleumsulfonate and 500 milliliters (12.5 equivalents) of methanol is stirredat 55°-60° C. while 301 grams (3.9 equivalents) of barium oxide is addedportionwise over a period of 1 hour. The mixture is stirred anadditional 2 hours at 45°-55° C., then treated with carbon dioxide at55°-65° C. for 2 hours. The resulting mixture is freed of methanol byheating to 150° C. The residue is filtered through a siliceous filteraid, the clear, brown filtrate analyzing as: sulfate ash, 33.2%;slightly acid; metal ratio, 4.7.

EXAMPLE 4

A stirred mixture of 57 grams (0.4 equivalents) of nonyl alcohol and3.01 grams (3.9 equivalents) of barium oxide is heated at 150°-175° C.for an hour, then cooled to 80° C. whereupon 400 grams (12.5equivalents) of methanol is added. The resultant mixture is stirred at70°-75° C. for 30 minutes, then treated with 1,285 grams (1.0equivalent) of 40% barium petroleum sulfonate. This mixture is stirredat reflux temperature for an hour, then treated with carbon dioxide at60°-70° C. for 2 hours. The mixture is then heated to 160° C. at apressure of 18 millimeters of mercury and thereafter filtered. Thefiltrate is a clear, brown oily material having the following analysis:sulfate ash, 32.5%; neutralization number--nil; metal ratio, 4.7.

EXAMPLE 5

(a) To a mixture of 1,145 grams of a mineral oil solution of a 40%solution of barium mahogany sulfonates (1.0 equivalent) and 100 grams ofmethyl alcohol at 55° C., there is added 220 grams of barium oxide whilethe mixture is being blown with carbon dioxide at a rate of 2 to 3 cubicfeet per hour. To this mixture there is added an additional 78 grams ofmethyl alcohol and then 460 grams of barium oxide while the mixture isblown with carbon dioxide. The carbonated product is heated to 150° C.for 1 hour and filtered. The filtrate is found to have a barium sulfateash content of 53.8% and a metal ratio of 8.9.

(b) A carbonated basic metal salt is prepared in accordance with theprocedure of (a) except that a total of 16 equivalents of barium oxideis used per equivalent of the barium mahogany sulfonate. The productpossesses a metal ratio of 13.4.

EXAMPLE 6

A mixture of 520 parts (by weight) of a mineral oil, 480 parts of asodium petroleum sulfonate (molecular weight of 480), and 84 parts ofwater is heated at 100° C. for 4 hours. The mixture is then heated with86 parts of a 76% aqueous solution of calcium chloride and 72 parts oflime (90% purity) at 100° C. for 2 hours, dehydrated by heating to awater content of less than 0.5%, cooled to 50° C., mixed with 130 partsof methyl alcohol, and then blown with carbon dioxide at 50° C. untilsubstantially neutral. The mixture is then heated to 150° C. to removethe methyl alcohol and water and the resulting oil solution of the basiccalcium sulfonate filtered. The filtrate is found to have a calciumsulfate ash content of 16% and a metal ratio of 2.5.

A mixture of 1,305 grams of the above carbonated calcium sulfonate, 930grams of mineral oil, 220 grams of methyl alcohol, 72 grams of isobutylalcohol, and 38 grams of primary amyl alcohol is prepared, heated to 35°C., and subjected to the following operating cycle 4 times: mixing with143 grams of 90% calcium hydroxide and treating the mixture with carbondioxide until it has a base number of 32-39. The resulting product isthen heated to 155° C. during a period of 9 hours to remove the alcoholsand filtered through a siliceous filter aid at this temperature. Thefiltrate has a calcium sulfate ash content of 39.5% and a metal ratio of12.2.

EXAMPLE 7

A basic metal salt is prepared by the procedure described in Example 6except that the slightly basic calcium sulfonate having a metal ratio of2.5 is replaced with a mixture of that calcium sulfonate (280 parts byweight) and tall oil acid (970 parts by weight having an equivalentweight of 340) and that the total amount of calcium hydroxide used is930 parts by weight. The resulting highly basic metal salt of theprocess has a calcium sulfate ash content of 48%, a metal ratio of 7.7,and an oil content of 31%.

EXAMPLE 8

A highly basic metal salt is prepared by the procedure of Example 7except that the slightly basic calcium sulfonate starting materialhaving a metal ratio of 2.5 is replaced with tall oil acids (1,250 partsby weight, having an equivalent weight of 340) and the total amount ofcalcium hydroxide used is 772 parts by weight. The resulting highlybasic metal salt has a metal ratio of 5.2, a calcium sulfate ash contentof 41%, and an oil content of 33%.

EXAMPLE 9

A normal calcium mahogany sulfonate is prepared by metathesis of a 60%oil solution of sodium mahogany sulfonate (750 parts by weight) with asolution of 67 parts of calcium chloride and 63 parts of water. Thereaction mass is heated for 4 hours at 90° to 100° C. to effect theconversion of the sodium mahogany sulfonate to calcium mahoganysulfonate. Then 54 parts of lime is added and the whole is heated to150° C. over a period of 5 hours. When the whole has cooled to 40° C.,98 parts of methanol is added and 152 parts of carbon dioxide isintroduced over a period of 20 hours at 42°-43° C. Water and alcohol arethen removed by heating the mass to 150° C. The residue in the reactionvessel is diluted with 100 parts of low viscosity mineral oil. Thefiltered oil solution of the desired carbonated calcium sulfonateoverbased material shows the following analysis: sulfate ash content,16.4%; neutralization number, 0.6 (acidic); and a metal ratio of 2.50.By adding barium or calcium oxide or hydroxide to this product withsubsequent carbonation, the metal ratio can be increased to a ratio of3.5 or greater as desired.

EXAMPLE 10

A mixture of 880 grams (0.968 moles) of a 57.5% oil solution of thecalcium sulfonate of tridecylbenzene bottoms (the bottoms constitute amixture of mono-, di-, and tri-decylbenzene), 149 grams of methanol, and59 grams (1.58 equivalents) of calcium hydroxide are introduced into areaction vessel and stirred vigorously. The whole is heated to 40°-45°C. and carbon dioxide is introduced for 0.5 hours at the rate of 2 cubicfeet per hour. The carbonated reaction mixture is then heated to 150° C.to remove alcohol and any water present, and the residue is filtered forpurposes of purification. The product, a 61% oil solution of the desiredoverbased carbonated calcium sulfonate material shows the followinganalysis: ash content, 16.8%; neutralization number, 7.0 (acidic); andmetal ratio 2.42. By further carbonation in the presence of an alkali oralkaline earth metal oxide, hydroxide, or alkoxide, the metal ratio canreadily be increased to 3.5 or greater.

EXAMPLE 11

A mixture of 2,090 grams (2.0 equivalents) of a 45% oil solution ofcalcium mahogany sulfonate containing 1% of water, 74 grams (2.0equivalents) of calcium hydroxide, and 251 grams of ethylene glycol isheated for 1 hour at 100° C. Carbon dioxide is then bubbled through themixture at 40°-45° C. for 5.5 hours. The ethylene glycol and any waterpresent are removed by heating the mixture to a temperature of 185° C.at 10.2 millimeters of mercury. The residue is filtered yielding thedesired overbased calcium sulfonate material, having the followinganalysis: sulfate ash, 12.9%, neutralization number 5.0 (acidic); and ametal ratio of 2.0 which can be increased to 3.5 or greater as desiredby carbonation in the presence of calcium oxide or hydroxide.

EXAMPLE 12

A mixture comprising 1,595 parts of the overbased material of Example 9(1.54 equivalents based on sulfonic acid anion), 167 parts of thecalcium phenate prepared as indicated below (0.19 equivalent), 616 partsof mineral oil, 157 parts of 91% calcium hydroxide (3.86 equivalents),288 parts of methanol, 88 parts of isobutanol, and 56 parts of mixedisomeric primaryamyl alcohols (containing about 65% normal amyl, 3%isoamyl and 32% of 2-methyl-1-butyl alcohols) is stirred vigorously at40° C. and 25 parts of carbon dioxide is introduced over a period of 2hours at 40°-50° C. Thereafter, three additional portions of calciumhydroxide, each amounting to 1.57 parts, are added and each suchaddition is followed by the introduction of carbon dioxide as previouslyillustrated. After the fourth calcium hydroxide addition and thecarbonation step is completed, the reaction mass is carbonated for anadditional hour at 43°-47° C. to reduce neutralization number of themass to 4.0 (basic). The substantially neutral, carbonated reactionmixture is freed from alcohol and any water of reaction by heating to150° C. and simultaneously blowing it with nitrogen. The residue in thereaction vessel is filtered. The filtrate, an oil solution of thedesired substantially neutral, carbonated calcium sulfonate overbasedmaterial of high metal ratio, shows the following analysis: sulfate ashcontent, 41.11%; neutralization number 0.9 (basic); and a metal ratio of12.55.

The calcium phenate used above is prepared by adding 2,250 parts ofmineral oil, 960 parts (5 moles) of heptylphenol, and 50 parts of waterinto a reaction vessel and stirring at 25° C. The mixture is heated to40° C. and 7 parts of calcium hydroxide and 231 parts (7 moles) of 91%commercial paraformaldehyde is added over a period of 1 hour. The wholeis heated to 80° C. and 200 additional parts of calcium hydroxide(making a total of 207 parts or 5 moles) is added over a period of 1hour at 80°-90° C. The whole is heated to 150° C. and maintained at thattemperature for 12 hours while nitrogen is blown through the mixture toassist in the removal of water. If foaming is encountered, a few dropsof polymerized dimethyl silicone foam inhibitor may be added to controlthe foaming. The reaction mass is then filtered. The filtrate, a 33.6%oil solution of the desired calcium phenate of heptylphenol-formaldehydecondensation product is found to contain 7.56% sulfate ash.

EXAMPLE 13

A mixture of 574 grams (0.5 equivalents) of 40% barium petroleumsulfonate, 98 grams (1.0 equivalents) of furfuryl alcohol, and 762 gramsof mineral oil is heated with stirring at 100° C. for an hour, thentreated 1ortionwise over a 15-minute period with 230 grams (3.0equivalents) of barium oxide. During this latter period, the temperaturerises to 120° C. (because of the exothermic nature of the reaction ofbarium oxide and the alcohol). The mixture then is heated to 150°-160°C. for an hour, and treated subsequently at this temperature for 1.5hours with carbon dioxide. The materialis concentrated by heating to atemperature of 150° C. at a pressure of 10 millimeters of mercury andthereafter filtered to yield a clear, oil-soluble filtrate having thefollowing analysis: sulfate ash content, 21.4%; neutralization number,2.6 (basic); and a metal ratio of 6.1.

EXAMPLE 14

An overbased material is prepared by the procedure of Example 6 exceptthat the slightly basic calcium sulfonate starting material has a metalratio of 1.6 and the amount of this calcium sulfonate used is 10.50parts (by weight) and that the total amount of lime used is 630 parts.The resulting metal salt has a calcium sulfate ash content of 40%, aratio of the inorganic metal group to the bivalent bridging group of 16,and an oil content of 35%.

EXAMPLE 15

To a mixture of 1614 parts (3 equivalents) of a polyisobutenyl succinicanhydride (prepared by the reaction of a chlorinated polyisobutenehaving an average chlorine content of 4.3% and an average of 67 carbonatoms with maleic anhydride at about 200° C.), 4313 parts of mineraloil, 345 parts (1.8 equivalents) of heptylphenol, and 200 parts ofwater, at 80° C., there is added 1,038 parts (24.7 equivalents) oflithium hydroxide monohydrate over a period of 0.75 hours while heatingto 105° C. Isooctanol (75 parts) is added while the mixture is heated to150° C. over a 1.5-hour period. The mixture is maintained at 150°-170°C. and blown with carbon dioxide at a rate of 4 cubic feet per hour for3.5 hours. The reaction mixture is filtered through a filter aid and thefiltrate is the desired product having a sulfate ash content of 18.9%and a metal ratio of 8.0.

EXAMPLE 16

The procedure of Example 6 is repeated except that an equivalent amountof sodium hydroxide is used in lieu of the calcium oxide. The product isthe corresponding sodium overbased material.

EXAMPLE 17

A mixture of 244 parts (0.87 equivalent) of oleic acid, 180 parts ofprimary isooctanol, and 400 parts of mineral oil is heated to 70° C.whereupon 172.6 parts (2.7 equivalents) of cadium oxide is added. Themixture is heated for 3 hours at a temperature of 150° to 160° C. whileremoving water. Barium hydroxide monohydrate (324 parts, 3.39equivalents) is then added to the mixture over a period of 1 hour whilecontinuing to remove water by means of a side-arm water trap. Carbondioxide is blown through the mixture at a temperature of from 150°-160°C. until the mixture is slightly acidic to phenolphthalein. Uponcompletion of the carbonation, the mixture is stripped to a temperatureof 150° C. at 35 mm. of mercury to remove substantially all theremaining water and alcohol. The residue is the desired overbasedproduct containing both barium and cadmium metal.

EXAMPLE 18

The procedure of Example 13 is repeated except that the barium sulfonateis replaced by an equivalent amount of potassium sulfonate, andpotassium oxide is used in lieu of the barium oxide resulting in thepreparation of the corresponding potassium overbased material.

EXAMPLE 19

A sulfoxide is prepared by treating polyisobutylene (average molecularweight 750) with 47.5% of its weight of SOCl₂ for 4.5 hours at 220° C. Amixture of 787 grams (1.0 equivalent) of this sulfoxide, 124 grams (0.6equivalent) of diisobutylphenol, 550 grams of mineral oil, and 200 gramsof water was warmed to 70° C. and treated with 360 grams (4.0equivalents) of barium oxide. This mixture is heated at refluxtemperature for 1 hour and treated at 150° C. with carbon dioxide untilthe mixture is substantially neutral and thereafter filtered to yield aclear, oil-soluble liquid having the following analysis: sulfate ash,22.8%; neutralization number, 5.8 (basic); and metal ratio, 5.8.

EXAMPLE 20

To a mixture of 268 grams (1.0 equivalent) of oleyl alcohol, 675 gramsof mineral oil, 124 grams (0.6 equivalent) of diisobutylphenol, and 146grams of water, at 70° C. there is added 308 grams (4.0 equivalents) ofbarium oxide. This mixture is heated at reflux temperature for 1 hour,then at 150° C. while bubbling carbon dioxide therethrough untilsubstantial neutrality of the mixture is achieved. The resultingreaction mass is filtered resulting in a clear, brown, oil-solublefiltrate having the following analysis: sulfate ash content, 29.8%;neutralization number 2.6 (basic); and metal ratio, 6.0.

EXAMPLE 21

To a mixture of 423 grams (1.0 equivalent) of sperm oil, 124 grams (0.6equivalent) of heptylphenol, 500 grams of mineral oil, and 150 grams ofwater there are added at 70° C. 308 grams (4.0 equivalents) of bariumoxide. This mixture is heated at reflux temperature for 1 hour, dried byheating at about 150° C. and thereafter carbonated by treatment withcarbon dioxide at the same temperature until the reaction mass wasslightly acidic. Filtration yields a clear, light brown, non-viscousoverbased liquid material having the following analysis: sulfate ashcontent, 32.0%; neutralization number 0.5 (basic); metal ratio, 6.5.

EXAMPLE 22

To a mixture of 174 grams (1.0 equivalent) of N-octadecyl propylenediamine, 124 grams (0.6 equivalent) of diisobutylphenol, 766 grams ofmineral oil, 146 grams of water, there are added 306 grams (4.0equivalents) of barium oxide and the whole is refluxed for an hour.Water is subsequently removed by raising the temperature to 150° C. andthereafter carbon dioxide is bubbled therethrough while maintaining thistemperature. When the reaction mass is substantially neutral, carbondioxide addition is ceased and the reaction mass filtered producing aclear, oil-soluble liquid having the following analysis: sulfate ashcontent, 28.9%; neutralization number, 2.5 (basic); metal ratio, 5.8.

EXAMPLE 23

A mixture of 6000 grams of a 30% solution of barium petroleum sulfonate(sulfate ash 7.6%), 348 grams of paratertiary butylphenol, and 2911grams of water are heated to a temperature 60° C. while slowly adding1100 grams of barium oxide and raising the temperature to 94°-98° C. Thetemperature is held within this range for about 1 hour and then slowlyraised over a period of 7.5 hours to 150° C. and held at this level foran additional hour assuring substantial removal of all water. Theresulting overbased material is a brown liquid having the followinganalysis: sulfate ash content, 26.0%; metal ratio, 4.35.

This product is then treated with SO₂ until 327 grams of the masscombined with the overbased material. The product thus obtained has aneutralization number of zero. The SO₂ -treated material is liquid andbrown in color.

One thousand grams of the SO₂ -treated overbased material producedaccording to the preceding paragraph is mixed with 286 grams of waterand heated to a temperature of about 60° C. Subsequently, 107.5 grams ofbarium oxide are added slowly and the temperature is maintained at94°-98° C. for 1 hour. Then the total reaction mass is heated to 150° C.over a 1 1/16 hour period and held there for a period of 1 hour. Theresulting overbased material is purified by filtration, the filtratebeing the brown, liquid overbased material having the followinganalysis: sulfate ash content, 33.7%; basic number, 38.6; metal ratio,6.3.

EXAMPLE 24

(a) A polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of 700-800 is preparedby the aluminum chloride-catalyzed polymerization of isobutylene at0°-30° C., is nitrated with a 10% excess (1.1 moles) of 70% aqueousnitric acid at 70°-75° C. for 4 hours. The volatile components of theproduct mixture are removed by heating to 75° C. at a pressure of 75 mm.of mercury. To a mixture of 151 grams (0.19 equivalent) of this nitratedpolyisobutylene, 113 grams (0.6 equivalent) of heptylphenol, 155 gramsof water, and 2,057 grams of mineral oil there is added at 70° C. 612grams (8 equivalents) of barium oxide. This mixture is heated at 150° C.for an hour, then treated with carbon dioxide at this same temperatureuntil the mixture is neutral (phenolphthalein indicator; ASTM D-974-53Tprocedure at 25° C.; a measurement of the degree of conversion of themetal reactant, i.e., barium oxide, bicarbonation). The product mixtureis filtered and filtrate found to have the following analysis: sulfateash content, 27.6%; percent N, 0.06; and metal ratio, 9.

(b) A mixture of 611 grams (0.75 mole) of the nitrated polyisobutyleneof Example 1, 96 grams (0.045 mole) of heptylphenol, 2104 grams ofmineral oil, 188 grams of water and 736 grams (4.8 moles) of bariumoxide was heated at reflux temperature for an hour. The water wasvaporized and carbon dioxide passed into the mixture at 150° C. untilthe mixture was no longer basic. This carbonated mixture was filteredand the clear fluid filtrate showed the following analysis: sulfate ashcontent, 26.3%; percent N, 0.15; base No. 2.4; metal ratio 6.7.

EXAMPLE 25

(a) A mixture of 1 equivalent of a nitrated polypropylene having amolecular weight of about 3000, 2 equivalents of cetylphenol, mineraloil, and 3 equivalents of barium hydroxide is heated at refluxtemperature for 1 hour. The temperature is then raised to 150° C. andcarbon dioxide is bubbled through the mixture at this temperature. Thereaction product is filtered and the filtrate is the desired overbasedmaterial.

(b) A solvent-refined, acid-treated Pennsylvania petroleum lubricatingoil is nitrated by treatment with 1.5 moles of 70% aqueous nitric acidat 54°-78° C. for 8 hours. After removal of volatile components of theproduct mixture by heating at 103° C. at a pressure of 15 mm. of mercuryfor 2 hours, a 787 grams portion (1.0 equivalent) of the nitratedproduct is treated with 2 grams (0.3 equivalent) of heptylphenol, 495grams of mineral oil, 90 grams of water, and 378 grams (5 equivalents)of barium oxide. This mixture is heated at reflux temperature for anhour, then freed of water by distillation. The temperature is increasedto 150° C. whereupon carbon dioxide is bubbled into the mixture until itis neutral. Filtration yields a clear filtrate with the followinganalysis: percent sulfate ash, 27.6; percent N, 0.5; and metal ratio,3.1.

EXAMPLE 26

(a) A mixture of 1000 parts of mineral oil, 2 equivalents of bariumhydroxide, 1 equivalent of 1-nitro-3-octadecyl-cyclohexane and 1equivalent (i.e., 0.5 mole) of 4,4'-methylene-bis(heptylphenol) iscarbonated at 100°-150° C. for 4 hours until the reaction mixture issubstantially neutral to phenolphthalein indicator. The reaction mass isfiltered and the desired product is the filtrate.

(b) A mixture of 1000 parts of mineral oil, 3 equivalents of lithiumhydroxide, 1 equivalent of nitrated polyisobutene (prepared by mixing500 parts by weight of polyisobutene having an average molecular weightof 1000 and 62.5 parts of 67% aqueous nitric acid at 65°-70° C. for 11hours) and para-butylphenol (1 equivalent) is carbonated according tothe technique of (a) above to produce the corresponding lithiumoverbased material.

EXAMPLE 27

A copolymer of isobutene and piperylene (weight ratio of 98.2) having amolecular weight of about 2000, is nitrated by the procedure used in thepreceding example for the nitration of polyisobutene. An overbasedproduct is then prepared from this nitrated reactant by mixing 1equivalent thereof with 1 equivalent of alpha-butyl-beta-naphthol and 7equivalents barium hydroxide, diluting the mixture with mineral oil to a50% oil mixture, and then carbonating the mixture at 120°-160° C. untilit is substantially neutral to phenolphthalein indicator. The reactionproduct is filtered and the filtrate is the desired overbased product.

EXAMPLE 28

A mixture of 630 grams (2 equivalents) of a rosin amine (consistingessentially of dehydroabietyl amine) having a nitrogen content of 44%and 245 grams (1.2 equivalents) of heptylphenol having a hydroxylcontent of 8.3% is heated to 90° C. and thereafter mixed with 230 grams(3 equivalents) of barium oxide at 90°-140° C. The mixture is purgedwith nitrogen at 140° C. A 600 gram portion is diluted with 400 grams ofmineral oil and filtered. The filtrate is blown with carbon dioxide,diluted with benzene, heated to remove the benzene, mixed with xylene,and filtered. The filtrate, a 20% xylene solution of the product has abarium sulfate ash content of 25.1%, a nitrogen content of 2%, and areflux base number of 119. (The basicity of the metal composition isexpressed in terms of milligrams of KOH which are equivalent to one gramof the composition.) For convenience, the basicity thus determined isreferred to in the specification as a "reflux base number."

EXAMPLE 29

An amine-aldehyde condensation product is obtained as follows:formaldehyde (420 grams, 14 moles) is added in small increments to amixture comprising N-octadecylpropylenediamine (1,392 grams, 4 moles),mineral oil (300 grams), water (200 grams), and calcium hydroxide (42grams-condensation catalyst) at the reflux temperature, i.e., 100°-105°C. The rate of addition of formaldehyde is such as to avoid excessivefoaming. The mixture is heated at reflux temperature for 1 hour, slowlyheated to 155° C., and blown with nitrogen at 150°-155° C. for 2 hoursto remove all volatile components. It is then filtered. The filtrate,93% of the theoretical yield, is a 65.4% oil solution of theamine-aldehyde condensation product having a nitrogen content of 2.4%.

A 1,850 gram portion (3.2 equivalents of nitrogen) is mixed with 1,850grams of heptylphenol (0.97 equivalent), 1,485 grams of mineral oil, and1,060 grams of 90% pure barium oxide (12.6 equivalents) and heated to70° C. Over a period of 1 hour, 500 grams of water is added whilemaintaining the temperature in the range of 70°-100° C. The mixture isheated at 110° to 115° C. for 4.7 hours and thereafter to 150° C. Whilemaintaining the temperature within the range of 140°-150° C., thereaction mixture is carbonated and subsequently filtered. The filtrateis a 57.8% oil solution of the overbased amine-aldehyde condensationproduct having a nitrogen content of 0.87% and a barium sulfate ashcontent of 29.5%.

EXAMPLE 30

A partially acylated polyamine reactant is prepared as follows: amixture (565 parts by weight) of an alkylene amine mixture consisting oftriethylene tetramine and diethylene triamine in weight ratio of 3:1 isadded at 20°-80° C. to a mixture of naphthenic acid having an acidnumber of 180 (1,270 parts) and oleic acid (1,110 parts). The totalquantity of the two acids used is such as to provide 1 equivalent ofacid for each two equivalents of the amine mixture used. The reaction isexothermic. The mixture is blown with nitrogen while it is being heatedto 240° C. in 4.5 hours and thereafter heated at this temperature for 2hours. Water is collected as the distillate.

To the above residue, ethylene oxide (140 parts) is added at 170°-180°C. within a period of 2 hours while nitrogen is bubbled through thereaction mixture. Nitrogen blowing is continued for an additional 15minutes and the reaction mixture then diluted with 940 parts of xyleneto a solution containing 25% by weight of xylene. The resulting solutionhas a nitrogen content of 5.4% and a base number of 82 at pH of 4, thelatter being indicative of free amino groups.

A 789 gram portion of the above xylene solution (3 equivalents ofnitrogen) is heated to 150° C. at a pressure of 2 millimeters of mercuryto distill off xylene and is then mixed with 367 grams of heptylphenol(having a hydroxyl content of 8.3%; 1.8 equivalents). To this mixturethere is added 345 grms (4.5 equivalents) of barium oxide in smallincrements at 90°-111° C. The mixture is heated at 90°-120° C. for 2.5hours and blown with carbon dioxide for 1.75 hours. It is diluted with130 grams of xylene and then heated at 150° C. for 3.5 hours. It is thendiluted with 20% by weight of xylene and filtered. The filtrate has abarium sulfate ash content of 33.2%, a nitrogen content of 3.52% and areflux base number of 134.

EXAMPLE 31

To a mixture of 408 grams (2 equivalents) of heptylphenol having ahydroxy content of 8.3% and 264 grams of xylene there is added 383 grams(5 equivalents) of barium oxide in small increments at 85°-110° C.Thereafter, 6 grams of water is added and the mixture is carbonated at100°-130° C. and filtered. The filtrate is heated to 100° C. dilutedwith xylene to a 25% xylene solution. This solution has a barium sulfateash content of 41% and a reflux base number of 137.

EXAMPLE 32

A mixture of 5,846 parts (4.0 equivalents) of a neutral calciumsulfonate having a calcium sulfate ash content of 4.68% (66% mineraloil), 464 parts (2.4 equivalents) of heptylphenol, and 3.4 parts ofwater is heated to 80° C. whereupon 1,480 parts (19.2 equivalents) ofbarium oxide is added over a period of 0.6 hour. The reaction isexothermic and the temperature of the reaction mixture reaches 100° C.The mixture is heated to 150° C. and carbonated at this temperature.During the carbonation, 24 parts of barium chloride were added to themixture. Oil was removed from the reaction mixture during thecarbonation procedure. Carbonation is continued at this temperatureuntil the mixture has a base number (phenolphthalein) of 80. Octylalcohol (164 parts) and a filter aid are added to the mixture and themixture is filtered while hot. The filtrate is the desired overbasedbarium bright stock sulfonate having a barium sulfate ash content of26.42, a metal ratio of 4.6 and a reflux base number of 104.

EXAMPLE 33

Following the procedure for preparing barium and calcium overbasedsulfonates exemplified above, sodium mahogany sulfonate (0.26equivalent), 1 equivalent of phenol, and 5.3 equivalents of strontiumoxide are carbonated until the reaction mixture is almost neutral. Theresulting overbased material is filtered, the filtrate being the desiredproduct and having a metal ratio of 4.6.

EXAMPLE 34

A barium overbased carboxylic acid is prepared by carbonating a mixtureof 9.8 equivalents of barium hydroxide, 1 equivalent of heptylphenol,and 0.81 equivalent of a polyisobutene substituted succinic anhydridewherein the polyisobutenyl portion thereof has an average molecularweight of 1,000.

EXAMPLE 35

A mixture of 1,000 parts by weight of a polyisobutene having a molecularweight of 1,000 and 90 parts of phosphorus pentasulfide is prepared atroom temperature, heated to 260° C. over 5 hours, and maintained at thistemperature for an additional 5 hours. The reaction mass is then cooledto 106° C. and hydrolyzd by treatment with steam at this temperature for5 hours. The hydrolyzed acid has a phosphorus conteent of 2.4%, a sulfurcontent of 2.8%. In a separate vessel, a mixture of oil and bariumhydroxide is prepared by mixing 2,200 parts of a mineral oil and 1,150parts of barium oxide at 88° C. and blowing the mixture with steam for 3hours at 150° C. To this mixture there is added portionwise throughout aperiod of 3 hours, 1,060 parts of the above hydrolyzed acid whilemaintaining the temperature at 145°-150° C., and then 360 parts ofheptylphenol is added over a 1.5 hour period. The resulting mixture isblown with carbon dioxide at the rate of 100 parts per hour for 3 hoursat 150°-157° C. The carbonated product is mixed with 850 parts of amineral oil and dried by blowing it with nitrogen at a temperature of150° C. The dry product is filtered and the filtrate is diluted withmineral oil to a solution having a barium sulfate ash content of 25%.The final solution has a phosphorus content of 0.48%, a neutralizationnumber less than 5 (basic), a reflux base number of 109, and a metalratio of 7.2

EXAMPLE 36

(a) To a mixture of 268 grams (1.0 equivalent) of oleyl alcohol, 124grams (0.6 equivalent) of heptylphenol, 988 grams of mineral oil, and160 grams of water there is added 168 grams (4.0 equivalents) of lithiumhydroxide monohydrate. The mixture is heated at reflux temperature foran hour and then carbonated at 150° C. until it is substantiallyneutral. The filtration of this carbonated mixture yields a liquidhaving a lithium sulfate content of 12.7%.

(b) To a mixture of 1,614 parts (3 equivalents) of a polyisobutenylsuccinic anhydride prepared by the reaction of a chlorinatedpolyisobutene having an average chlorine content of 4.3% and an averageof 67 carbon atoms with maleic anhydride at about 200° C., 4,313 partsof mineral oil, 345 parts (1.8 equivalents) of heptylphenol, and 200parts of water, at 80° C., there is added 1,038 parts (24.7 equivalents)of lithium hydroxide monohydrate over a period of 0.75 hour whileheating to 105° C. Isooctanol (75 parts) is added while the mixture isheated to 150° C. in about 1.5 hours. The mixture is maintained at150°-170° C. and blown with carbon dioxide at the rate of 4 cubic feetper hour for 3.5 hours. The reaction mixture is filtered through afilter aid and the filtrate is the desired product having a sulfate ashcontent of 18.9 and a metal ratio of 8.

EXAMPLE 37

A thiophosphorus acid is prepared as set forth in Example 35 above. Amixture of 890 grams of this acid (0.89 equivalent), 2,945 grams ofmineral oil, 445 grams of heptylphenol (2.32 equivalents), and 874 gramsof lithium hydroxide monohydrate (20.8 equivalents) formed by adding themetal base to the mineral oil solution of the acid and the heptylphenolover a 1.5 hour period maintaining the temperature at 100°-110° C. andthereafter drying at 150° C. for 2 hours, carbon dioxide is bubbledtherethrough at the rate of 4 cubic feet per hour until the reactionmixture was slightly acidic to phenolphthalein, about 3.5 hours, whilemaintaining the temperature within the range of 150°-160° C. Thereaction mixture is then filtered twice through a diatomaceous earthfilter. The filtrate is the desired lithium overbased thio-phosphorusacid material having a metal ratio of 6.3.

EXAMPLE 38

(a) A reaction mixture comprising 2,442 grms (2.8 equivalents) ofstrontium petrosulfonate, 3,117 grams of mineral oil, 150 grams ofisooctanol, and 910 grams of methanol is heated to 55° C. and thereafter615 grams of strontium oxide (11.95 equivalents) is added over a 10minute period while maintaining the reaction at a temperature of 55°-65°C. The mixture is heated an additional hour at this same temperaturerange and thereafter blown with carbon dioxide at a rate of 4 cubic feetper hour for about 3 hours until the reaction mixture was slightlyacidic to phenolphthalein. Thereafter, the reaction mixture is heated to160° C. and held there for about 1 hour while blowing the nitrogen at 5cubic feet per hour. Thereafter, the product is filtered, the filtratebeing the desired overbased material having a metal ratio of 3.8.

(b) To a mixture of 3,800 parts (4 equivalents) of a 50% mineral oilsolution of lithium petroleum sulfonate (sulfate ash of 6.27%), 460parts (2.4 equivalents) of heptylphenol, 1,920 parts of mineral oil, and300 parts of water, there is added at 70° C. 1,216 parts (28.9equivalents) of lithium hydroxide monohydrate over a period of 0.25hour. This mixture is stirred at 110° C. for 1 hour, heated to 150° C.over a 2.5 hour period, and blown with carbon dioxide at the rate of 4cubic feet per hour over a period of about 3.5 hours until the reactionmixture is substantially neutral. The mixture is filtered and thefiltrate is the desired product having a sulfate ash content of 25.23%and a metal ratio of 7.2.

EXAMPLE 39

A mixture of alkylated benzene sulfonic acids and naphtha is prepared byadding 1,000 grams of a mineral oil solution of the acid containing 18%by weight mineral oil (1.44 equivalents of acid) and 222 grams ofnaphtha. While stirring the mixture, 3 grams of calcium chloridedissolved in 90 grams of water and 53 grams of Mississippi lime (calciumhydroxide) is added. This mixture is heated to 97°-99° C. and held atthis temperature for 0.5 hour. Then 80 grams of Mississippi lime areadded to the reaction mixture with stirring and nitrogen gas is bubbledtherethrough to remove water, while heating to 150° C. over a 3 hourperiod. The reaction mixture is then cooled to 50° C. and 170 grams ofmethanol are added. The resulting mixture is blown with carbon dioxideat the rate of 2 cubic feet per hour until substantially neutral. Thecarbon dioxide blowing is discontinued and the water and methanolstripped from the reaction mixture by heating and bubbling nitrogen gastherethrough. While heating to remove the water and methanol, thetemperature rose to 146° C. over a 1.75 hour period. At this point themetal ratio of the overbased material was 2.5 and the product is aclear, dark brown viscous liquid. This material is permitted to cool to50° C. and thereafter 1,256 grams thereof is mixed with 574 grams ofnaphtha, 222 grams of methanol, 496 grams of Mississippi lime, and 111grams of an equal molar mixture of isobutanol and amyl alcohol. Themixture is thoroughly stirred and carbon dioxide is blown therethroughat the rate of 2 cubic feet per hour for 0.5 hour. An additional 124grams of Mississippi lime is added to the mixture with stirring and theCO₂ blowing continued. Two additional 124 grain increments ofMississippi lime are added to the reaction mixture while continuing thecarbonation. Upon the addition of the last increment, carbon dioxide isbubbled through the mixture for an additional hour. Thereafter, thereaction mixture is gradually heated to about 146° C. over a 3.25 hourperiod while blowing with nitrogen to remove water and methanol from themixture. Thereafter, the mixture is permitted to cool to roomtemperature and filtered producing 1,895 grams of the desired overbasedmaterial having a metal ratio of 11.3. The material contains 6.8%mineral oil, 4.18% of the isobutanol-amyl alcohol and 30.1% naphtha.

EXAMPLE 40

A mixture of 406 grams of naphtha and 214 grams of amyl alcohol isplaced in a three-liter flask equipped with reflux condenser, gas inlettubes, and stirrer. The mixture is stirred rapidly while heating to 38°C. and adding 27 grams of barium oxide. Then 27 grams of water are addedslowly and the temperature rises to 45° C. Stirring is maintained whileslowly adding over 0.25 hours 73 grams of oleic acid. The mixture isheated to 95° C. with continued mixing. Heating is discontinued and 523grams of barium oxide are slowly added to the mixture. The temperaturerises to about 115° C. and the mixture is permitted to cool to 90° C.whereupon 67 grams of water are slowly added to the mixture and thetemperature rises to 107° C. The mixture is then heated within the rangeof 107°-120° C. to remove water over a 3.3 hour period while bubblingnitrogen through the mass. Subsequently, 427 grans of oleic acid isadded over a 1.3 hour period while maintaining a temperature of120°-125° C. Thereafter heating is terminated and 236 grms of naphtha isadded. Carbonation is commenced by bubbling carbon dioxide through themass at two cubic feet per hour for 1.5 hours during which thetemperature is held at 108°-117° C. The mixture is heated under anitrogen purge to remove water. The reaction mixture is filtered twiceproducing a filtrate analyzing as follows: sulfate ash content, 34.42%;metal ratio, 313. The filtrate contains 10.7% amyl alcohol and 32%naphtha.

EXAMPLE 41

A reaction mixture comprising 1,800 grams of a calcium overbasedpetrosulfonic acid containing 21.7% by weight mineral oil, 36.14% byweight naphtha, 426 grams naphtha, 255 grams of methanol, and 127 gramsof an equal molar amount of isobutanol and amyl alcohol are heated to45° C. under reflux conditions and 148 grams of Mississippi lime(commercial calcium hydroxide) is added thereto. The reaction mass isthen blown with carbon dioxide at the rate of 2 cubic feet per hour andthereafter 148 grams of additional Mississippi lime added. Carbonationis continued for another hour at the same rate. Two additional 147 gramincrements of Mississippi lime are added to the reaction mixture, eachincrement followed by about a 1 hour carbonation process. Thereafter,the reaction mass is heated to a temperature of 138° C. while bubblingnitrogen therethrough to remove water and methanol. After filtration,2,220 grams of a solution of the barium overbased petrosulfonic acid isobtained having a metal ratio of 12.2 and containing 12.5% by weightmineral oil, 34.15% by weight naphtha, and 4.03% by weight of theisobutanol amyl alcohol mixture.

EXAMPLE 42

(a) Following the procedure of Example 2 above, the corresponding leadproduct is prepared by replacing the barium petrosulfonate with leadpetroleum sulfonate (1 equivalent) and barium oxide with lead oxide (25equivalents).

(b) Following the procedure of Example 5(a) above, the correspondingoverbased sodium sulfonate is prepared by replacing the barium oxidewith sodium hydroxide.

EXAMPLE 43

A mixture of 1000 parts of a 60% mineral oil solution of sodiumpetroleum sulfonate (having a sulfated ash content of about 8.5%) and asolution of 71.3 parts of 96% calcium chloride in 84 parts of water ismixed at 100° C. for 0.25 hour. Then 67 parts of hydrated lime is addedand the whole is heated at 100° C. for 0.25 hour then dried by heatingto 145° C. to remove water. The residue is cooled and adjusted to 0.7%water content. One-hundred thirty parts methanol is added and the wholeis blown with carbon dioxide at 45°-50° C. until it is substantiallyneutral. Water and alcohol are removed by heating the mass to 150° C.and the resulting oil solution is filtered. The resulting product iscarbonated calcium sulfonate overbased material containing 4.78% calciumand a metal ratio of 2.5.

A mixture of 1000 parts of the above carbonated calcium sulfonateoverbased material, 316 parts of mineral oil, 176 parts of methanol, 58parts of isobutyl alcohol, 30 parts of primary amyl alcohol and 52.6parts of the calcium phenate of Example 12 is prepared, heated to 35°C., and subjected to the following operating cycle four times: mixingwith 93.6 parts of 97.3% calcium hydroxide and treating the mixture withcarbon dioxide until it has a base number of 35-45. The resultingproduct is heated to 150° C. and simultaneously blown with nitrogen toremove alcohol and water, and then filtered. The filtrate has a calciumcontent of 12.0% and a metal ratio of 12.

Examples 1-43 illustrate various means for preparing overbased materialssuitable for use in the aqueous compositions of the invention or forconversion to the non-Newtonian colloidal disperse systems utilized inthe present invention. Obviously, it is within the skill of the art tovary these examples to produce any desired overbased material. Thus,other acidic materials such as mentioned herebefore can be substitutedfor the CO₂, SO₂, and acetic acid used in the above examples. Similarly,other metal bases can be employed in lieu of the metal base used in anygiven example. Or mixtures of bases and/or mixtures of materials whichcan be overbased can be utilized. Similarly, the amount of mineral oilor other non-polar, inert, organic liquid used as the overbasing mediumcan be varied widely both during overbasing and in the overbasedproduct.

Examples 44-84 illustratee the conversion of the Newtonian overbasedmaterials (i.e., component (B)(I)) into non-Newtonian colloidal dispersesystems (i.e., component (B)(II)) by homogenization with conversionagents.

EXAMPLE 44

To 733 grams of the overbased material of Example 5(a) there is added179 grams of acetic acid and 275 grams of a mineral oil (having aviscosity of 2000 SUS at 1000° F.) at 90° C. in 1.5 hours with vigorousagitation. The mixture is then homogenized at 150° C. for 2 hours andthe resulting material is the desired colloidal disperse system.

EXAMPLE 45

A mixture of 960 grams of the overbased material of Example 5(b), 256grams of acetic acid, and 300 grams of a mineral oil (having a viscosityof 2000 SUS at 100° C.) is homogenized by vigorous stirring at 150° C.for 2 hours. The resulting product is a non-Newtonian colloidal dispersesystem of the type contemplated for use by the present invention.

The overbased material of Examples 44 and 45 can be converted withoutthe addition of additional mineral oil or if another inert organicliquid is substituted for the mineral oil.

EXAMPLE 46

A mixture of 150 parts of the overbased material of Example 6, 15 partsof methyl alcohol, 10.5 parts of amyl alcohol, and 45 parts of water isheated under reflux conditions at 71°-74° C. for 13 hours whereupon themixture gels. The gel is heated for 6 hours at 144° C., diluted with 126parts of the mineral oil of the type used in Example 43 above, thediluted mixture heated to 144° C. for an additional 4.5 hours. Theresulting thickened product is a colloidal disperse system. Again, it isnot necessary that the material be diluted with mineral oil in order tobe useful. The gel itself which results from the initial homogenizationof the overbased material and the lower alkanol mixture is aparticularly useful colloidal disperse system for incorporating intoresinous compositions.

EXAMPLE 47

A mixture of 1,000 grams of the product of Example 12, 80 grams ofmethanol, 40 grams of mixed primary amyl alcohols (containing about 65%by weight of normal amyl alcohol, 3% by weight of isoamyl alcohol, and32% by weight of 2-methyl-1-butyl alcohol) and 80 grams of water areintroduced into a reaction vessel and heated to 70° C. and maintained atthat temperature for 4.2 hours. The overbased material is converted to agelatinous mass, the latter is stirred and heated at 150° C. for aperiod of about 2 hours to remove substantially all the alcohols andwater. The residue is a dark green gel, which is a particularly usefulcolloidal disperse system.

EXAMPLE 48

The procedure of Example 47 is repeated except that 120 grams of wateris used to replace the water-alkanol mixture employed as the conversionagent therein. Conversion of the Newtonian overbased material into thenon-Newtonian colloidal disperse system requires about 5 hours ofhomogenization. The disperse system is in the form of a gel.

EXAMPLE 49

To 600 parts by weight of the overbased material of Example 6, there isadded 300 parts of dioctylphthalate, 48 parts of methanol, 36 parts ofisopropyl alcohol, and 36 parts of water. The mixture is heated to70°-77° C. and maintained at this temperature for 4 hours during whichthe mixture becomes more viscous. The viscous solution is then blownwith carbon dioxide for 1 hour until substantially to phenolphthalein.The alcohols and water are removed by heating to approximately 150° C.The residue is the desired colloidal disperse system.

EXAMPLE 50

To 800 parts of the overbased material of Example 6, there is added 300parts of kerosene, 120 parts of an alcohol: water mixture comprising 64parts of methanol, 32 parts of water and 32 parts of the primary amylalcohol mixture of Example 46. The mixture is heated to 75° C. andmaintained at this temperature for 2 hours during which time theviscosity of the mixture increases. The water and alcohols are removedby heating the mixture to about 150° C. while blowing with nitrogen for1 hour. The residue is the desired colloidal disperse system having theconsistency of a gel.

EXAMPLE 51

A mixture of 340 parts of the product of Example 6, 68 parts of aalcohol:water solution consisting of 27.2 parts of methanol, 20.4 partsof isopropyl alcohol and 20.4 parts of water, and 170 parts of heptaneis heated to 65° C. During this period, the viscosity of the mixtureincreases from an initial value of 6,250 to 54,000.

The thickened colloidal disperse system is further neutralized byblowing the carbon dioxide at the rate of 5 lbs per hour for 1 hour. Theresulting mass is found to have a neutralization number of 0.87 (acid tophenolphthalein indicator).

EXAMPLE 52

The procedure of Example 51 is repeated except that the calciumoverbased material of Example 6 is replaced by an equivalent amount ofthe cadmium and barium overbased material of Example 17. Xylene (200parts) is used in lieu of the heptane and the further carbonation stepis omitted.

EXAMPLE 53

A mixture of 500 parts of the overbased material of Example 6, 312 partsof kerosene, 40 parts of methylethyl ketone, 20 parts of isopropylalcohol, and 50 parts of water is prepared and heated to 75° C. Themixture is maintained at a temperature of 70°-75° C. for 5 hours andthen heated to 150° C. to remove the volatile components. The mixture isthereafter blown with ammonia for 30 minutes to remove most of the finaltraces of volatile materials and thereafter permitted to cool to roomtemperature. The residue is a brownish-tan colloidal disperse system inthe form of a gel.

EXAMPLE 54

A mixture of 500 parts of the product of Example 6, 312 parts ofkerosene, 40 parts of acetone, and 60 parts of water is heated to refluxand maintained at this temperature for 5 hours with stirring. Thetemperature of the material is then raised to about 155° C. whileremoving the volatile components. The residue is viscous gel-likematerial which is the desired colloidal disperse system.

EXAMPLE 55

The procedure of Example 54 is repeated with the substitution of 312parts of heptane for the kerosene and 60 parts of water for theacetone-water mixture therein. At the completion of the homogenization,hydrogen gas is bubbled through the gel to facilitate the removal ofwater and any other volatile components.

EXAMPLE 56

To 500 parts of the overbased material of Example 9, there is added 312parts of kerosene, 40 parts of o-cresol, and 50 parts of water. Thismixture is heated to the reflux temperature (70°-75° C.) and maintainedat this temperature for 5 hours. The volatile components are thenremoved from the mixture by heating to 150° C. over a period of 2 hours.The residue is the desired colloidal disperse system containing about16% by weight of kerosene.

EXAMPLE 57

A mixture of 500 parts of the overbased material of Example 5(a) and 312parts of heptane is heated to 80° C. whereupon 149 parts of glacialacetic acid (99.8% by weight) is added dropwise over a period of 5hours. The mixture is then heated to 150° C. to remove the volatilecomponents. The resulting gel-like material is the desired colloidaldisperse system.

EXAMPLE 58

The procedure of Example 57 is repeated except that 232 parts of boricacid is used in lieu of the acetic acid. The desired gel is produced.

EXAMPLE 59

The procedure of Example 55 is repeated except that the water isreplaced by 40 parts of methanol and 40 parts of diethylene triamine.Upon completion of the homogenization, a gel-like collidal dispersesystem is produced.

EXAMPLE 60

A mixture of 500 parts of the product of Example 6 and 300 parts ofheptane is heated to 80° C. and 68 parts of anthranilic acid is addedover a period of 1 hour while maintaining the reaction temperaturebetween 80° and 95° C. The reaction mixture is then heated to 150° C.over a 2 hour period and then blown with nitrogen for 15 minutes toremove the volatile components. The resulting colloidal disperse systemis a moderately stiff gel.

EXAMPLE 61

The procedure of Example 60 is repeated except that the anthranilic acidis replaced by 87 parts of adipic acid. The resulting product is veryviscous and is the desired colloidal disperse system. This gel can bediluted, if desired, with mineral oil or any of the other materials saidto be suitable for disperse mediums hereinabove.

EXAMPLE 62

A mixture of 500 parts of the product of Example 8 and 300 parts ofheptane is heated to 80° C. whereupon 148 parts of glacial acetic acidis added over a period of 1 hour while maintaining the temperaturewithin the range of about 80°-88° C. The mixture is then heated to 150°C. to remove the volatile components. The residue is a viscous gel whichis useful for incorporation into the polymeric resins of the presentinvention. It may also be diluted with a material suitable as a dispersemedium to facilitate incorporation into resinous compositions.

EXAMPLE 63

A mixture of 300 parts of toluene and 500 parts of an overbased materialprepared according to the procedure of Example 7 and having a sulfateash content of 41.8% is heated to 80° C. whereupon 124 parts of glacialacetic acid is added over a period of 1 hour. The mixture is then heatedto 175° C. to remove the volatile components. During this heating, thereaction mixture becomes very viscous and 380 parts of mineral oil isadded to facilitate the removal of the volatile components. Theresulting colloidal disperse system is a very viscous grease-likematerial.

EXAMPLE 64

A mixture of 700 parts of the overbased material of Example 5(b), 70parts of water, and 350 parts of toluene is heated to reflux and blownwith carbon dioxide at the rate of 1 cubic foot per hour for 1 hour. Thereaction product is a soft gel.

EXAMPLE 65

The procedure of Example 61 is repeated except that the adipic acid isreplaced by 450 grams of di(4-methyl-amyl) phosphorodithioic acid. Theresulting material is a gel.

EXAMPLE 66

The procedure of Example 59 is repeated except that the methanol-aminemixture is replaced by 250 parts of a phosphorus acid obtained bytreating with steam at 150° C. the product obtained by reacting 1000parts of polyisobutene having a molecular weight of about 60,000, with24 parts of phosphorus pentasulfide. The product is a viscous browngel-like colloidal disperse system.

EXAMPLE 67

The procedure of Example 63 is repeated except that the overbasedmaterial therein is replaced by an equivalent amount of the potassiumoverbased material of Example 18 and the heptane is replaced by anequivalent amount of toluene.

EXAMPLE 68

The overbased material of Example 6 is isolated as a dry powder byprecipitation out of a benzene solution through the addition thereto ofacetone. The precipitate is washed with acetone and dried.

A mixture of 45 parts of a toluene solution of the above powder (364parts of toluene added to 500 parts of the powder to produce a solutionhaving a sulfate ash content of 43%), 36 parts of methanol, 27 parts ofwater, and 18 parts of mixed isomeric primary amyl alcohols (describedin Example 47) is heated to a temperature within the range of 70°-75° C.The mixture is maintained at this temperature for 2.5 hours and thenheated to remove the alkanols. The resulting material is a colloidaldisperse system substantially free from any mineral oil. If desired, thetoluene present in the colloidal disperse system at the disperse mediumcan be removed by first diluting the disperse system with mineral oiland thereafter heating the diluted mixture to a temperature of about160° C. whereupon the toluene is vaporized.

EXAMPLE 69

Calcium overbased material similar to that prepared in Example 6 is madeby substituting xylene for the mineral oil used therein. The resultingoverbased material has a xylene content of about 25% and a sulfate ashcontent of 39.3%. This overbased material is converted to a colloidaldisperse system by homogenizing 100 parts of the overbased material with8 parts of methanol, 4 parts of the amyl alcohol mixture of Example 47,and 6 parts of water. The reaction mass is mixed for 6 hours whilemaintaining the temperature at 75°-78° C. Thereafter, the dispersesystem is heated to remove the alkanols and water. If desired, the gelcan be diluted by the addition of mineral oil, toluene, xylene, or anyother suitable disperse medium.

EXAMPLE 70

A solution of 1,000 grams of the gel-like colloidal disperse system ofExample 46 is dissolved in 1,000 grams of toluene by continuousagitation of these two components for about 3 hours. A mixture of 1,000grams of the resulting solution, 20 grams of water, and 20 grams ofmethanol are added to a 3-liter flask. Thereafter, 92.5 grams of calciumhydroxide is slowly added to the flask with stirring. An exothermicreaction takes place raising the temperature to 32° C. The entirereaction mass is then heated to about 60° C. over a 0.25 hour period.The heated mass is then blown with carbon dioxide at the rate of 3standard cubic feet per hour for 1 hour while maintaining thetemperature at 60°-70° C. At the conclusion of the carbonation, the massis heated to about 150° C. over a 0.75 hour period to remove water,methanol, and toluene. The resulting product is a clear, light browncolloidal disperse system in the form of a gel. In this manneradditional metal-containing particles are incorporated into thecolloidal disperse system.

At the conclusion of the carbonation step and prior to removing thewater, methanol, and toluene, more calcium hydroxide could have beenadded to the mixture and the carbonation step repeated in order to addstill additional metal-containing particles to the colloidal dispersesystem.

EXAMPLE 71

A mixture of 1200 grams of the gel produced according to Example 46, 600grams of toluene, and 48 grams of water is blown with carbon dioxide at2 standard cubic feet per hour while maintaining the temperature at55°-65° C. for 1 hour. The carbonated reaction mass is then heated at150° C. for 1.75 hours to remove the water and toluene. This procedureimproves the texture of the colloidal disperse systems and converts anycalcium oxide or calcium hydroxide present in the gel produced accordingto Example 45 into calcium carbonate particles.

EXAMPLE 72

A mixture comprising 300 grams of water, 70 grams of the amyl alcoholmixture identified in Example 47 above, 100 grams of methanol, and 1000grams of a barium overbased oleic acid, prepared according to thegeneral technique of Example 3 by substituting oleic acid for thepetrosulfonic acid used therein, and having a metal ratio of about 3.5is thoroughly mixed for about 2.5 hours while maintaining thetemperature within the range of from about 72°-74° C. At this point theresulting colloidal disperse system is in the form of a very soft gel.This material is then heated to about 150° C. for a 2 hour period toexpel methanol, the amyl alcohols, and water. Upon removal of theseliquids, the colloidal disperse system is a moderately stiff, gel-likematerial.

EXAMPLE 73

A dark brown colloidal disperse system in the form of a very stiff gelis prepared from the product of Example 39 using a mixture of 64 gramsof methanol and 80 grams of water as the conversion agent to convert 800grams of the overbased material. After the conversion process, theresulting disperse system is heated to about 150° C. to remove thealcohol and water.

EXAMPLE 74

1000 grams of the overbased material of Example 40 is converted to acolloidal disperse system by using as a conversion agent a mixture of100 grams of methanol and 300 grams of water. The mixture is stirred for7 hours at a temperature within the range of 72°-80° C. At theconclusion of the mixing, the resulting mass is heated gradually to atemperature of about 150° C. over a 3 hour period to remove all volatileliquid contained therein. Upon removal of all volatile solvents, a tanpowder is obtained. By thoroughly mixing this tan powder to a suitableorgaic liquid such as naphtha, it is again transformed into a colloidaldisperse system.

EXAMPLE 75

A mixture of 1000 grams of the product of Example 41, 100 grams ofwater, 80 grams of methanol, and 300 grams of naphtha are mixed andheated to 72° C. under reflux conditions for about 5 hours. A lightbrown viscous liquid material is formed which is the desired colloidaldisperse system. This liquid is removed and consists of the colloidaldisperse system wherein about 11.8% of the disperse medium is mineraloil and 88% is naphtha.

Following the techniques of Example 46 additional overbased materials asindicated below are converted to the corresponding colloidal dispersesystems.

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EXAMPLE 84

A mixture of 1000 parts of the overbased material of Example 43 and388.4 parts of mineral oil is heated to 55°-60° C. and blown with carbondioxide until the base number is about one. 56.5 parts methanol and 43.5parts water are added and the whole is mixed at 75°-80° C. under refluxuntil the viscosity increases to a maximum. The maximum viscosity can bedetermined by visual inspection. 472.5 parts of 97.3% calcium hydroxideand 675.4 parts of mineral oil are added and the whole is blown withcarbon dioxide at a temperature of 75°-80° C. until the whole issubstantially neutral. Alcohol and water are removed by blowing thewhole with nitrogen at 150° C. The resulting product has a calciumcontent of 13.75% and a metal ratio of 36.

The change in rheological properties associated with conversion of aNewtonian overbased material into a non-Newtonian colloidal dispersesystem is demonstrated by the Brookfield Viscometer data derived fromoverbased materials and colloidal disperse systems prepared therefrom.In the following samples, the overbased material and the colloidaldisperse systems are prepared according to the above-discussed andexemplified techniques. In each case, after preparation of the overbasedmaterial and the colloidal disperse system, each is blended withdioctylphthalate (DOP) so that the compositions tested in the viscometercontain 33.3% by weight DOP (Samples A, B, and C) or 50% by weight DOP(Sample D). In Samples A-C, the acidic material used in preparing theoverbased material is carbon dioxide while in Sample D, acetic acid isused. The samples each are identified by two numbers, (1) and (2). Thefirst is the overbased material-DOP composition and the second thecolloidal disperse system-DOP composition. The overbased materials ofthe samples are further characterized as follows:

SAMPLE A

Calcium overbased petrosulfonic acid having a metal ratio of about 12.2.

SAMPLE B

Barium overbased oleic acid having a metal ratio of about 3.5

SAMPLE C

Barium overbased petrosulfonic acid having a metal ratio of about 2.5.

SAMPLE D

Calcium overbased commercial higher fatty acid mixture having a metalratio of about 5.

The Brookfield Viscometer data for these compositions is tabulatedbelow. The data of all samples is collected at 25° C.

    ______________________________________                                        BROOKFIELD VISCOMETER DATA                                                    (Centipoises)                                                                 Sample A    Sample B   Sample C    Sample D                                   R.p.m.                                                                              (1)    (2)    (1)  (2)   (1)   (2)   (1)  (2)                           ______________________________________                                         6    230    2,620  80   15,240                                                                              240   11,320                                                                              114  8,820                         12    235    2,053  90    8,530                                                                              230    6,980                                                                              103  5,220                         30    239    .sup.1 88   .sup.1                                                                              224    4,008                                                                              100  2,892                         ______________________________________                                         .sup.1 Off scale.                                                        

The Nitrogen-Containing, Phosphorus Free Carboxyl Solubilizer, (C):

Component (C)(I):

The acylating agent (C)(I) used in making the solubilizers (C) of thepresent invention are well known to those of skill in the art and havebeen found to be useful as additives for lubricants and fuels and asintermediates for preparing the same. See, for example, the followingU.S. Patents which are hereby incorporated by reference for theirdisclosures relating to carboxylic acid acylating agents: U.S. Pat. Nos.3,219,666; 3,272,746; 3,381,002; 3,254,025; 3,278,550; 3,288,714;3,271,310; 3,373,111; 3,346,354; 3,272,743; 3,374,174; 3,307,928; and3,394,179.

Generally, these carboxylic acid acylating agents are prepared byreacting an olefin polymer or chlorinated analog thereof with anunsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof such as acrylic acid,fumaric acid, maleic anhydride and the like. Often they arepolycarboxylic acylating agents such as hydrocarbyl-substituted succinicacids and anhydrides. These acylating agents have at least onehydrocarbon-based substituent of about 12 to about 500 carbon atoms.Generally, this substituent has an average in the range of about 20,typically 30, and often about 50 carbon atoms, up to about 500 carbonatoms, often 300 carbon atoms or 250 carbon atoms.

As used herein, the terms "hydrocarbon-based", "hydrocarbon-basedsubstituent" and the like denote a substituent having a carbon atomdirectly attached to the remainder of the molecule and havingpredominantly hydrocarbyl character within the context of thisinvention. Such substituents include the following:

(1) hydrocarbon substituents, that is, aliphatic (e.g., alkyl oralkenyl), alicyclic (e.g., cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl) substituents,aromatic-, aliphatic- and alicyclic-substituted aromatic nuclei and thelike as well as cyclic substituents wherein the ring is completedthrough another portion of the molecule (that is, any two indicatedsubstituents may together form an alicyclic radical);

(2) substituted hydrocarbon substituents, that is, those substituentscontaining non-hydrocarbon radicals which, in the context of thisinvention, do not alter the predominantly hydrocarbyl substituent; thoseskilled in the art will be aware of such radicals (e.g., halo(especially chloro and fluoro)), alkoxyl, mercapto, alkylmercapto,nitro, nitroso, sulfoxy, etc.;

(3) hetero substituents, that is, substituents which will, while havingpredominantly hydrocarbyl character within the context of thisinvention, contain other than carbon present in a ring or chainotherwise composed of carbon atoms. Suitable heteroatoms will beapparent to those of skill in the art and include, for example, sulfur,oxygen, nitrogen and such substituents as e.g., pyridyl, furanyl,thiophenyl, imidazolyl, etc., are exemplary of these heterosubstituents.

In general, no more than about three radicals or heteroatoms andpreferably no more than one, will be present for each ten carbon atomsin the hydrocarbon-based substituents. Typically, there will be no suchradicals or heteroatoms in the hydrocarbon-based substituent and itwill, therefore, be purely hydrocarbyl.

In general, the hydrocarbon-based substituents present in the acylatingagents used in this invention are free from acetylenic unsaturation;ethylenic unsaturation, when present will generally be such that thereis no more than one ethylenic linkage present for every tencarbon-to-carbon bonds in the substituent. The substituents are oftencompletely saturated and therefore contain no ethylenic unsaturation.

As noted above, the hydrocarbon-based substituents present in theacylating agents of this invention may be derived from olefin polymersor chlorinated analogs thereof. The olefin monomers from which theolefin polymers are derived are polymerizable olefins and monomerscharacterized by having one or more ethylenic unsaturated group. Theycan be monoolefinic monomers such as ethylene, propylene, butene-1,isobutene and octene-1 or polyolefinic monomers (usually di-olefinicmonomers such as butadiene-1,3 and isoprene). Usually these monomers areterminal olefins, that is, olefins characterized by the presence of thegroup >C═CH₂. However, certain internal olefins can also serve asmonomers (these are sometimes referred to as medial olefins). When suchmedial olefin monomers are used, they normally are employed incombination with terminal olefins to produce olefin polymers which areinterpolymers. Although the hydrocarbyl-based substituents may alsoinclude aromatic groups (especially phenyl groups and lower alkyl and/orlower alkoxy-substituted phenyl groups such as para(tertiarybutyl)phenyl groups) and alicyclic groups such as would be obtained frompolymerizable cyclic olefins or alicyclic-substituted polymerizablecyclic olefins. The olefin polymers are usually free from such groups.Nevertheless, olefin polymers derived from such interpolymers of both1,3-dienes and styrenes such as butadiene-1,3 and styrene orpara(tertiary butyl)styrene are exceptions to this general rule.

Generally the olefin polymers are homo- or interpolymers of terminalhydrocarbyl olefins of about two to about 16 carbon atoms. A moretypical class of olefin polymers is selected from that group consistingof homo- and interpolymers of terminal olefins of two to six carbonatoms, especially those of two to four carbon atoms.

Specific examples of terminal and medial olefin monomers which can beused to prepare the olefin polymers from which the hydrocarbon-basedsubstituents are derived include ethylene, propylene, butene-1,butene-2, isobutene, pentene-1, hexene-1, heptene-1, octene-1, nonene-1,decene-1, pentene-2, propylene tetramer, diisobutylene, isobutylenetrimer, butadiene-1,2, butadiene-1,3, pentadiene-1,2, pentadiene-1,3,isoprene, hexadiene-1,5, 2-chlorobutadiene-1,3, 2-methylheptene-1,3-cyclohexylbutene-1, 3,3-dimethylpentene-1, styrenedivinylbenzene,vinylacetate allyl alcohol, 1-methylvinylacetate, acrylonitrile,ethylacrylate, ethylvinylether and methylvinylketone. Of these, thepurely hydrocarbyl monomers are more typical and the terminal olefinmonomers are especially typical.

Often the olefin polymers are poly(isobutene)s such as obtained bypolymerization of a C₄ refinery stream having a butene content of about35 to about 75 percent by weight and an isobutene content of about 30 toabout 60 percent by weight in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst suchas aluminum chloride or boron trifluoride. These polyisobutenes containpredominantly (that is, greater than 80% of the total repeat units)isobutene repeat units of the configuration ##STR6##

Typically, the hydrocarbyl-based substituent in the carboxylic acidacylating agent as used in the present invention is a hydrocarbyl, alkylor alkenyl group of about 12 to about 500 carbon atoms which can berepresented by the indicia "hyd". Useful acylating agents includesubstituted succinic acid agents containing hydrocarbyl-basedsubstituents of about 30-500 carbon atoms.

Often the agents (C)(I) used in making the solubilizers (C) aresubstituted succinic acids or derivatives thereof which can berepresented by the formula: ##STR7## Such succinic acid acylating agentscan be made by the reaction of maleic anhydride, maleic acid, or fumaricacid with the afore-described olefin polymer, as is shown in the patentscited above relating to carboxylic acid acylating agents. Generally, thereaction involves merely heating the two reactants at a temperature ofabout 150° to about 200°. Mixtures of the afore-said polymeric olefins,as well as mixtures of unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids can alsobe used.

Component (C)(II):

The hydroxyl hydrocarbyl amines (C)(II) of the present inventiongenerally have one to about four, typically one to about two hydroxylgroups per molecule. These hydroxyl groups are each bonded to ahydrocarbyl group to form a hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl groupwhich, in turn, is bonded to the amine portion of the molecule. TheseN-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl) amines can be monoamines orpolyamines and they can have a total of up to about 40 carbon atoms;generally they have a total of about 20 carbon atoms. Typically,however, they are monoamines containing but a single hydroxyl group.These amines can be primary, secondary or tertiary amines while theN-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl) polyamines can have one or more ofany of these types of amino groups. Mixtures of two or more of any ofthe afore-described amines (C)(II) can also be used to make thecarboxylic solubilizer (C).

Specific examples N-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl)amines suitablefor use in this invention are the N-(hydroxy-lower alkyl)amines andpolyamines such as 2-hydroxyethylamine, 3-hydroxybutylamine,di-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, tri-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine,di-(2-hydroxypropyl)amine, N,N,N'-tri-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine,N,N,N',N'-tetra(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine, N,N'-di-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperazine,N-(2-hydroxyethyl) morpholine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-morpholinone,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl-2-morpholinone,N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-6-methyl-2-morpholinone,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-carbethoxy-2-piperidone,N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-5-carbethoxy-2-piperidone,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-(N-butylcarbamyl)-2-piperidone,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperidine, N-(4-hydroxybutyl)piperidine,N,N-di(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine, and ethers thereof with aliphaticalcohols, especially lower alkanols, N,N-di(3-hydroxypropyl)glycine, andthe like.

Further amino alcohols are the hydroxy-substituted primary aminesdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,576,743 by the general formula

    R.sub.a --NH.sub.2

where R_(a) is a monovalent organic radical containing at least onealcoholic hydroxy group, according to this patent, the total number ofcarbon atoms in R_(a) will not exceed about 20. Hydroxy-substitutedaliphatic primary amines containing a total of up to about 10 carbonatoms are useful. Generally useful are the polyhydroxy-substitutedalkanol primary amines wherein there is only one amino group present(i.e., a primary amino group) having one alkyl substituent containing upto 10 carbon atoms and up to 4 hydroxyl groups. These alkanol primaryamines correspond to R_(a) NH₂ wherein R_(a) is a mono- orpolyhydroxy-substituted alkyl group. It is typical that at least one ofthe hydroxyl groups be a primary alcoholic hydroxyl group.Trismethylolaminomethane is a typical hydroxy-substituted primary amine.Specific examples of the hydroxy-substituted primary amines include2-amino-1-butanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol,p-(beta-hydroxyethyl)-aniline, 2-amino-1-propanol, 3-amino-1-propanol,2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol,N-(betahydroxypropyl)-N'-beta-aminoethyl)-piperazine, 2-amino-1-butanol,ethanolamine, beta-(beta-hydroxy ethoxy)-ethyl amine, glucamine,glusoamine, 4-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-butene (which can be preparedaccording to procedures known in the art by reacting isopreneoxide withammonia), N-3-(aminopropyl)-4(2-hydroxyethyl)-piperadine,2-amino-6-methyl-6-heptanol, 5-amino-1-pentanol,N-(beta-hydroxyethyl)-1,3-diamino propane,1,3-diamino-2-hydroxy-propane,N-(beta-hydroxyethoxyethyl)-ethylenediamine, and the like. For furtherdescription of the hydroxy-substituted primary amines useful as theN-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl) amines in this invention see U.S.Pat. No. 3,576,743 which is expressly incorporated herein by referencefor its disclosure of such amines.

Typically, the amine (C)(II) is a primary, secondary or tertiary alkanolamine or mixture thereof. Such amines can be represented, respectively,by the formulae: ##STR8## wherein each R is independently a hydrocarbylgroup of one to about eight carbon atoms or hydroxyl-substitutedhydrocarbyl group of two to about eight carbon atoms and R' is adivalent hydrocarbyl group of about two to about eighteen carbon atoms.The group --R'--OH in such formulae represents the hydroxyl-substitutedhydrocarbyl group. R' can be an acyclic, alicyclic or aromatic group.Typically, it is an acyclic straight or branched alkylene group such asan ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,2-butylene, 1,2-octadecylene, etc. group.Where two R groups are present in the same molecule they can be joinedby a direct carbon-to-carbon bond or through a heteroatom (e.g., oxygen,nitrogen or sulfur) to form a 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-membered ring structure.Examples of such heterocyclic amines include N-(hydroxyl loweralkyl)-morpholines, -thiomorpholines, -piperidines, -oxazolidines,-thiazolidines and the like. Typically, however, each R is a lower alkylgroup of up to 7 carbon atoms.

The amine (C)((II) can also be an ether N-(hydroxyl-substitutedhydrocarbyl)amine. These are hydroxyl-substituted poly(hydrocarbyloxy)analogs of the above-described amines (these analogs also includehydroxyl-substituted oxyalkylene analogs). Such amines can beconveniently prepared by reaction of epoxides with aforedescribed aminesand can be represented by the formulae: ##STR9## wherein x is a numberfrom 2 to about 15 and R and R' are as described above.

Polyamine analogs of these alkanol amines, particularly alkoxylatedalkylene polyamines (e.g., N,N-(diethanol)-ethylene diamine) can also beused to make the solubilizers of this invention. Such polyamines can bemade by reacting alkylene amines (e.g., ethylene diamine) with one ormore alkylene oxides (e.g., ethylene oxide, octadecene oxide) of two toabout twenty carbons. Similar alkylene oxide-alkanol amine reactionproducts can also be used such as the products made by reacting theaforedescribed primary, secondary or tertiary alkanol amines withethylene, propylene or higher epoxides in a 1:1 or 1:2 molar ratio.Reactant ratios and temperatures for carrying out such reactions areknown to those skilled in the art.

Specific examples of alkoxylated alkylene polyamines includeN-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylene diamine, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediamine, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine, mono(hydroxypropyl)-substituteddiethylene triamine, di(hydroxypropyl)-substituted tetraethylenepentamine, N-(3-hydroxybutyl)-tetramethylene diamine, etc. Higherhomologs obtained by condensation of the above-illustrated hydroxyalkylene polyamines through amino radicals or through hydroxy radicalsare likewise useful. Condensation through amino radicals results in ahigher amine accompanied by removal of ammonia while condensationthrough the hydroxy radicals results in products containing etherlinkages accompanied by removal of water. Mixtures of two or more of anyof the aforedescribed mono- or polyamines are also useful.

Particularly useful examples of N-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl)amines (C)(II) include mono-, di-, and triethanol amine, diethylethanolamine, di-(3-hydroxyl propyl) amine, N-(3-hydroxyl butyl) amine,N-(4-hydroxyl butyl) amine, N,N-di-(2-hydroxyl propyl) amine,N-(2-hydroxylethyl) morpholine and its thio analog, N-(2-hydroxyl ethyl)cyclohexyl amine, N-3-hydroxyl cyclopentyl amine, o-, m- andp-aminophenol, N-(hydroxyl ethyl) piperazine, N,N'-di(hydroxylethyl)piperazine, and the like. Preferred amines are diethyl ethanolamine and ethanol amine and mixtures thereof.

The reaction of component (C)(I) with component (C)(II) to form thenitrogen-containing carboxylic solubilizer (C).

The reaction of the acylating agent (C)(I) with the hydroxyl amine(C)(II) can be carried out at temperatures ranging from about 30° C. tothe decomposition temperature of the reaction components and/or productshaving the lowest such temperature. Generally it is carried out at atemperature in the range of about 50° C. to about 150° C.; but usuallyat a temperature below about 100° C. Often the reaction is carried outunder ester-forming conditions and the product thus formed is, forexample, an ester, salt, amide, imide, amic ester or mixture of suchproducts. The salt may be an internal salt, wherein one of the carboxylgroups becomes ionically bound to a nitrogen atom within the same groupor it may be an external salt wherein the ionic salt group is formedwith a nitrogen atom which is not part of the same group forming theester group. Mixtures of acylating agents and/or mixtures of hydroxylamines can be used.

Generally, the ratio of acylating agent (C)(I) to amine (C)(II) is inthe range of 0.5 to about 3 moles of amine (C)(II) per equivalent ofacylating agent (C)(I). An equivalent of acylating agent (C)(I) can bedetermined by dividing its molecular weight by the number of carboxylfunctions present. These can usually be detrmined from the structuralformula of the acylating agent or empirically through well-knowntitration procedures. For example, a succinic acid anhydride ordi(alkyl) ester acylating agent has an equivalent weight of one-half itsmolecular weight.

In addition to the acylating agent (C)(I) there may also be present inthe solubilizer-forming reaction mixture one or more lower molecularweight mono- or polycarboxylic acid acylating agents of one to aboutless than 18 carbons such as fatty acids having 10 to about 18 carbonatoms or a tetrapropenyl-substituted succinic anhydride. In such casesthe moles of lower acylating agent present will be at least less thanthose of the acylating agent (C)(I) and the total equivalents of loweracylating agent plus acylating agent (C)(I) will still fall within theaforedescribed ratios.

Typical lower (MW) monocarboxylic acylating agents include saturated andunsaturated fatty acids, such as lauric acid, stearic acid, oleic acid,myristic acid, linoleic acid, and the like. Anhydrides, when available,and lower alkyl esters of these acids can also be used. Mixtures of twoor more such agents can also be successfully used. An extensivediscussion of such acids is found in Kirk-Othmer "Encyclopedia ofClaimed Technology" 2nd Edition, 1965, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y., pages811-856. Acylating agents including acetic acid, propionic acid, butyricacid, acrylic and benzoic acid as well as their anhydrides and loweralkyl esters are also useful.

Among the useful lower Mw polycarboxylic acylating agents are maleicacid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, mesaconic acid, succinic acid,phthalic acid, alkyl-substituted phthalic acids, isophthalic acid,malonic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, citraconic acid, glutaconicacid, chloromaleic acid, atconic acid, scorbic acid, etc. Againanhydrides, when available, and lower alkyl esters and esters of theseacids can be used as lower Mw acylating agents.

Certain substituted succinic acid and anhydride lower Mw acylatingagents can also be used. A number of these are discussed in theabovecited Kirk-Othmer article at pages 847-849. The typical suchacylating agents can be represented by the formula: ##STR10## wherein R*is a C₁ to about a C₁₀ hydrocarbyl group. Preferably, R* is an aliphaticor alicyclic hydrocarbyl group less than 10% of its carbon-to-carbonbonds unsaturated. Examples of such groups are 4-butylcyclohexyl,di(isobutyl), decyl, etc. The production of such substituted succinicacids and their derivatives via alkylation of maleic acid or itsderivatives with a halo-hydrocarbon is well known to those of skill inthe art and need not be discussed in detail at this point.

Acid halides of the aforedescribed lower Mw mono- and polycarboxylicacids can be used as lower Mw acylating agents in this invention. Thesecan be prepared by the reaction of such acids or their anhydrides withhalogenating agents such as phosphorus tribromide, phosphoruspentachloride, phosphorus oxychloride, or thionyl chloride. Esters ofsuch acids can be prepared simply by the reaction of the acid, acidhalide or anhydride with an alcohol or phenolic compound. Particularlyuseful are the lower alkyl and alkenyl alcohols such as methanol,ethanol, allyl alcohol, propanol, cyclohexanol, etc. Esterificationreactions are usually promoted by the use of alkaline catalysts such assodium hydroxide or alkoxide, or an acidic catalyst such as sulfuricacid or toluene sulfonic acid.

The reaction of acylating agent and hydroxyl amine can be carried out inthe presence of a normally liquid, substantially inert, organicsolvent/diluent such as benzene, octane, and commercial mixtures such asthe various textile spirits and naphthas. Mineral oils in small amountscan also be used. Such solvent/diluents aid in temperature control,viscosity control and the like. Often, however, when the reactants aresufficiently fluid such solvent/diluents are not used and the reactionis carried out in the absence of any materials other than the acylatingagent (C)(I) and the hydroxyl amine (C)(II).

The surfactant, (D):

The overbased material (B) is used in combination with either thenitrogen-containing, phosphorus-free carboxylic solubilizers (C) or asurfactant or wetting agent (D), or (E) mixtures of (C) and (D). Thesurfactant (D) aids in the dispersal of the overbased material (B),solubilizer (C) and functional additive (F), if present, with theaqueous compositions of the invention. Typically, the surfactant (D) isa hydrophilic surfactant and, generally, it has an HLB(hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) in the range of about 10 to about 20.

The surfactant (D) can be of the cationic, anionic, nonionic oramphoteric type. Many such surfactants of each type are known to theart. See, for example, McCutcheon's "Detergents and Emulsifiers", 1978,North American Edition, published by McCutcheon's Division, MCPublishing Corporation, Glen Rock, N.J., U.S.A., particularly pages17-33 which are hereby incorporated by reference for their disclosuresin this regard.

Of these surfactants (D), nonionic surfactants are generally used. Anumber of nonionic surfactant types are known. Among these are thealkylene oxide-treated products, such as ethylene oxide-treated phenols,alcohols, esters, amines and amides. Ethylene oxide/propylene oxideblock copolymers are also useful nonionic surfactants. Glycerol estersand sugar esters are also known to be nonionic surfactants. A typicalnonionic surfactant class useful with the derivatives of the presentinvention are the alkylene oxide-treated alkyl phenols such as theethylene oxide alkyl phenol condensates sold by the Rohm & Haas Company.A specific example of these is Triton X-100 which contains an average of9-10 ethylene oxide units per molecule, has an HLB value of about 13.5and a molecular weight of about 628. Many other suitable nonionicsurfactants are known; see, for example, the aforementioned McCutcheon'sas well as the treatise "Nonionic Surfactants" edited by Martin J.Schick, M. Drekker Co., New York, 1967, which is hereby incorporated byreference for its disclosures in this regard.

As noted above, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactants can also beused in combination with the overbased materials (B) and optionally thesolubilizers (C) in this invention. Generally, these are all hydrophilicsurfactants. Anionic surfactants contain negatively charged polar groupswhile cationic surfactants contain positively charged polar groups.Amphoteric dispersants contain both types of polar groups in the samemolecule. A general survey of useful surfactants is found in Kirk-OthmerEncyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Second Edition, Volume 19, page 507and following (1969, John Wiley and Son, New York) and theaforementioned compilation published under the name of McCutcheon's.These references are both hereby incorporated by reference for theirdisclosures relating to cationic, amphoteric and anionic surfactants.

Among the useful anionic surfactant types are the widely known metalcarboxylate soaps, organo sulfates, sulfonates, sulfocarboxylic acidsand their salts, and phosphates. Useful cationic surfactants includenitrogen compounds such as amine oxides and the well known quaternaryammonium salts. Amphoteric surfactants include amino acid type materialsand similar types. Various cationic, anionic and amphoteric dispersantsare available from the industry, particularly from such companies asRohm and Haas and Union Carbide Corporation, both of America. Furtherinformation about anionic and cationic surfactants also can be found inthe texts "Anionic Surfactants", Parts II and III, edited by W. M.Linfield, published by Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1976 and "CationicSurfactants", edited by E. Jungermann, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York,1976. Both of these references are incorporated by reference for theirdisclosures in this regard.

The Functional Additive (F):

The functional additives (F) that can be dispersed with the compositionsof this invention are generally well known to those of skill in the artas mineral oil and fuel additives. They generally are not soluble inwater beyond the level of one gram per 100 milliliters at 25°, and oftenare less soluble than that. Their mineral oil solubility is generallyabout at least one gram per liter at 25°.

Among the functional additives (F) are extreme pressure agents,corrosion and oxidation inhibiting agents, such as chlorinated aliphatichydrocarbons (e.g., chlorinated waxes), and organic sulfides andpolysulfides (e.g., benzyl disulfide, bis(chlorobenzyl)disulfide,dibutyltetrasulfide, sulfurized methyl esters of fatty acid, sulfurizedalkyl phenols, sulfurized dipentenes and sulfurized terpenes).

The functional additive (F) can also be chosen fromphosphorus-containing materials and include phosphosulfurizedhydrocarbons such as the reaction product of a phosphorus sulfide withterpenes or methyl fatty esters, phosphorus esters such as the aciddihydrocarbyl and trihydrocarbyl phosphites such as dibutyl phosphites,diheptyl phosphite, dicyclohexyl phosphite, pentylphenyl phosphite,dipentylphenyl phosphite, tridecyl phosphite, distearyl phosphite,dimethyl naphthyl phosphite, oleyl 4-pentylphenyl phosphite,polypropylene (molecular weight 500)-substituted phenyl phosphite,diisobutyl-substituted phenyl phosphite; metal thiocarbamates, such aszinc dioctyldithiocarbamate, and barium heptylphenyl dithiocarbamate;Group II metal salts of acid phosphate and thiophosphate hydrocarbylester such as zinc dicyclohexyl phosphorodithioate, zincdioctylphosphorodithioate, barium di(heptylphenol)-phosphorodithioate,cadmium dinonylphosphorodithioate, and the zinc salt of aphosphorodithioic acid products by the reaction of phosphoruspentasulfide with an equimolar mixture of isopropyl alcohol and n-hexylalcohol.

Other types of suitable functional additives (F) include carbamates andtheir thioanalogs, overbased and gelled overbased carboxylic, sulfonicand phosphorus acid salts, high molecular weight carboxylate esters, andnitrogen-containing modifications thereof, high molecular weightphenols, condensates thereof; high molecular weight amines andpolyamines; high molecular weight carboxylic acid/amino compoundproducts, etc. Typically, these functional additives are anti-wear,extreme pressure, and/or load-carrying agents, such as the well knownmetal salts of acid phosphates and acid thiophosphate hydrocarbylesters. An example of the latter are the well known zinc di(alkyl) ordi(aryl) dithiophosphates. Further descriptions of these and othersuitable functional additives (F) can be found in the aforementionedtreatises "Lubricant Additives" which are hereby incorporated byreference for their disclosures in this regard.

Examples 85-92 illustrate preparation of solubilizers (C), combinationsof solubilizers (C) with surfactants (D) and aqueous compositions thatin some instances include a functional additive (F) and which can beused in the preparation of the compositions of the invention.

EXAMPLE 85

To 6720 parts of poly(isobutene)-substituted succinic anhydride (havinga molecular weight of about 1120), heated to 90° C. with stirring, isslowly added over 1.5 hours 702 parts of N,N-diethylethanol amine. Themixture is held at 90° C. for 0.5 hour and cooled to provide the desiredproduct.

EXAMPLE 86(A)

To 6720 parts of a poly(isobutene)-substituted succinic anhydride(having a molecular weight of 1120), heated to 90° C. with stirring, isslowly added over 1.5 hours 702 parts of diethyl ethanol amine. Thisintermediate mixture is heated for an additional 0.5 hour at 90° C. andthen 366 parts of monoethanol amine is added. The mixture is held at 90°C. for a final 0.5 hour and cooled to provide the desired product.

EXAMPLE 86(B)

A mixture is prepared containing 3600 parts of the product described inExample 86(A), 2160 parts of a naphthenic neutral hydrocarbyl oil havinga viscosity of 100 SSU at 100° F., 1440 parts of Triton X-100 and 1800parts of a commercially available load-carrying additive which is thezinc salt of an acid O,O'-di(alkyl-substituted phenyl) dithiophosphate.This mixture is heated to 90° and stirred for 0.5 hour. This concentratecan be diluted with water in the ratio of 80 parts water to 20 partsconcentrate.

EXAMPLE 87(A)

To a charge of 224 parts of the succinic anhydride described in Example86(A), heated in a resin kettle with stirring at about 90°, is slowlyadded over a two-hour period 468 parts of diethyl ethanol amine. Heatingis continued for an additional hour at 90° C. The desired solubilizer isa viscous, brownish liquid at room temperature.

EXAMPLE 87(B)

A charge of 4000 parts of the solubilizer, 1000 parts of Triton X-100and 1667 parts of the commercial anti-wear, load-carrying agentdescribed in Example 86(B) is mixed well at 60° C. to provide aconcentrate useful in formulating water-based hydraulic fluids.

EXAMPLE 88(A)

A mixture is formed by coupling 30 parts of the oil of Example 87(B), 40parts of the product of Example 86(A) and 30 parts of a commercialsurfactant sold under the name Minfoam 2X by the Union CarbideCorporation and identified as a modified linear alcohol ethoxylate iscombined to form a mixture.

When 3 parts of this mixture is combined with 7 parts of water andagitated, an aqueous system is formed which shows none of thecharacteristics of an emulsion. The system is not opaque and there is noobvious phase separation.

EXAMPLE 88(B)

Nine parts of the mixture of Example 88(A) is combined with 1 part of acommercial high molecular weight, oil-solublepoly(isobutene)-substituted succinic acid/polyol ester dispersant, awell-known functional additive. This combination is then combined withwater in the ratio of 3 parts combination to 7 parts water. Afteragitation the system thus formed, again, does not appear to be anemulsion and is not opaque nor does it show signs of phase separation.

EXAMPLE 89(A)

A mixture of 4200 parts of the solubilizer described in Example 87(A),1680 parts of the surfactant described in Example 86(B) and 2520 partsof a zinc di(isooctyl) dithiophosphate is stirred for one hour at 60° C.and then stored for an additional hour to form a combination.

EXAMPLE 89(B)

Eight thousand parts of the combination of Example 89(A) is mixed fortwo hours with 12,000 parts water at a temperature of about 38° C. toform an aqueous system. This system is then poured through a 30 meshscreen to give an aqueous concentrate having a density of 8.39 poundsper gallon.

EXAMPLE 90

A combination is prepared in essentially the same fashion as describedin Example 89(A) and (B) from 20 parts of the solubilizer described inExample 86(A), 8 parts of the surfactant described in Example 86(B), 8parts of a commercial anti-wear and load-carrying agent, which is a zincsalt of O,O'-di(isooctyl)dithiophosphoric acid, and 4 parts of acommercial anti-wear agent which is an isobutene-derived polysulfide.This is combined with 60 parts of water to form an aqueous system whichis an aqueous concentrate. This system can be diluted in the ratio of 5parts per weight system to 95 parts by weight water.

EXAMPLE 91

A mixture of 220 parts of the product of Example 86(A), 120 parts of thezinc dithiophosphate of Example 89(A) and 80 parts of sodium laurylether sulfate (sold by Alcolac, Inc., under the trade name Sipon ESY) isprepared. To this stirred mixture at 40°-50° C. is slowly added 565parts water and then 15 parts aminopropyl morpholine. The mixture isstirred well to provide the desired concentrate.

EXAMPLE 92

A mixture is prepared of 220 parts of the product of Example 86(A), 120parts of the zinc dithiophosphate of Example 89(A) and 80 parts of anethoxylated oleyl amine (sold under the trade name "Ethomeen O/15" byThe Armour Corporation). The mixture is heated to 40°-50° and 20 partsby weight aminopropyl morpholine is slowly added; then 560 parts wateris added and the mixture stirred for approximately 0.75 hours to yield awell-mixed concentrate.

Component (G):

Component (G) is a polyhydroxy compound or the partial ether of apolyhydroxy compound which is useful in enhancing the stabilization ofthe dispersions and slurries formed in accordance with the presentinvention, particularly when such dispersions or slurries are formedwith component (B)(II) said non-Newtonian colloidal disperse systems.Component (G) is preferably soluble in water and the organic liquidsprovided in the compositions of the invention, and is selected from thepolyhydroxy compounds and partial ethers that have a sufficiently highboiling point so as to not evaporate from the aqueous systems in whichthey are employed. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it isbelieved that component (G) enhances the useful life of the dispersionsand slurries of the invention by functioning as a coupling agent so asto prohibit or retard breakdown of the multiple phase composition ofthese systems. Component (G) can be selected from a wide variety oforganic polyhydroxy compounds which includes aliphatic, cycloaliphaticand aromatic polyhydroxy compounds, and a wide variety of partial ethersof polyhydroxy compounds. These compounds may contain otherfunctionality including ester groups, etc.

Representative examples of the polyhydroxy compounds include: ethyleneglycol, propylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, 1,2-butylene glycol,1,3-butane diol, 1,4-butane diol, 1,5-pentane diol, 1,2-hexylene glycol,1,10-decane diol, 1,2-cyclohexane diol, 2-butene-1,4-diol,3-cyclohexene-1,1-dimethanol, 4-methyl-3-cyclohexene-1,1-dimethanol,3-methylene-1,5-pentanediol, 3,2-hydroxyethyl cyclohexanol,2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexane diol, and thelike; alkylene oxide modified diols such as diethylene glycol,(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-propanol, 4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-butanol,5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-pentanol, 3-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-1-propanol,4-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-1-butanol, 5-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-1-pentanol,1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-butanol, 1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-pentanol,1-(2-hydroxymethoxy)-2-hexanol, 1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-octanol, and thelike. Representative examples of ethylenically unsaturated low molecularweight polyols include 3-allyloxy-1,5-pentanediol,3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 2-allyloxymethyl-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol,2-methyl-2-[(4-pentenyloxy)methyl]-1,3-propanediol, and3-(o-propenylphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol. Representative examples of lowmolecular weight polyols having at least 3 hydroxyl groups includeglycerol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane,1,1,1-trimethylolethane, pentaerythritol,3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,2-propanediol,3-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-1,2-propanediol,6-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-1,2-hexanediol, 2,(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,2-hexanediol,2,4-dimethyl-2-(2-hydroxymethoxy)methylpentanediol-1,5:mannitol,glactitol, talitol, iditol, allitol, altritol, guilitol, arabitol,ribitol, xylitol, erythritol, threitol, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexane,meso-inisitol, sucrose, glucose, galactose, mannos, fructose, xylose,arabinose, dihydroxyacetone, glucose-alpha-methylglucoside,1,1,1-tris[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]ethane, and1,1,1-tris[(2-hydroxypropoxy)methyl]propane. Exemplary diphenylolcompounds include 2,2-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl) propane, bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)methane and the various diphenols and diphenylol methanes disclosed inU.S. Pat. Nos. 2,506,486 and 2,744,882, respectively. Each of thesepatents is incorporated herein by reference. Examplary triphenylolcompounds which can be employed include the alpha, alpha, omega,tris(hydroxyphenyl)alkanes such as 1,1,3-tris(hydroxyphenyl)ethane,1,1,3-tris(hydroxyphenyl)propane,1,1,3-tris(hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane,1,1,3-tris(dihydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane,1,1,3-tris(hydroxy-2,4-dimethylphenyl)propane,1,1,3-tris(hydroxy-2,5-dimethylphenyl)propane,1,1,3-tris(hydroxy-2,6-dimethylphenyl)propane,1,1,4-tris(hydroxyphenyl)butane,1,1,4-tris(hydroxyphenyl)-2-ethylbutane,1,1,4-tris(dihydroxyphenyl)butane,1,1,5-tris(hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylpentane,1,1,8-tris(hydroxyphenyl)octane, and 1,1,10-tris(hydroxyphenyl)decane.Tetraphenylol compounds which can be used in this invention include thealpha, alpha, omega, omega, tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)alanes such as1,1,2,2,-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)ethane,1,1,3,3,-tetrakis(hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane,1,1,3,3-tetrakis(dihydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane,1,1,4,4-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)butane,1,1,4,4-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)-2-ethylbutane,1,1,5,5-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)pentane,1,1,5,5-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylpentane,1,1,5,5-tetrakis(dihydroxyphenyl)pentane,1,1,8,8-tetrakis(hydroxy-3-butylphenyl)octane,1,1,8,8-tetrakis(dihydroxy-3-butylphenyl)octane,1,1,8,8-tetrakis(hydroxy-2,5-dimethylphenyl)octane,1,1,10,10-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)decane, and the corresponding compoundswhich contain substituent groups in the hydrocarbon chain such as1,1,6,6-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyhexane,1,1,6,6-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methylhexane, and1,1,7,7-tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxyheptane.

The partial ethers of polyhydroxy compounds that are useful with thepresent invention can be represented by the formula ##STR11## wherein yis an integer of from about 1 to about 15, preferably about 1 to about5, and advantageously about 1 or 2; R¹ is an alkyl or alkenyl group ofabout 2 to 6, preferably about 2 or 3, carbon atoms; and R² is analiphatic or an aromatic group of about 1 to about 30 carbon atoms,preferably about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, advantageously about 1 toabout 10 carbon atoms, and in a particularly advantageous embodimentfrom about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms. The aromatic group can beunsubstituted, or substituted with one or more up to the number ofunsatisfied valences on aromatic nucleus with an alkyl or alkoxy groupof up to about 7 carbon atoms or a nitro group or a halogen atom.Representative examples of these partial ethers include: the alkoxyalkanols; alkoxypoly (alkyleneoxy) alkanols; alkyl- and dialkylphenoxypoly (alkyleneoxy) alkanols; and mixtures thereof, defined by theabove formula. Examples of the partial ethers that are useful with thecomposition of the present invention include 2-methoxy ethanol; 2-ethoxyethanol; 2-propoxy ethanol; 2-butoxy ethanol; 2-pentoxy ethanol;2-hexyloxy ethanol; 2-heptyloxy ethanol; 2-octyloxy ethanol; 2-nonyloxyethanol; 2-eicosyloxy ethanol; 2-triacontyloxy ethanol; 2- or 3-methoxypropanol; 2- or 3-ethoxy propanol; 2- or 3-propoxy propanol; 2- or3-butoxy propanol; 2- or 3-pentoxy propanol; 2- or 3-hexyloxy propanol;2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethanol; 2- or 3-(2-methoxyethoxy) propanol;2-(2-methoxypropoxy) ethanol; 2-(2-butoxyethoxy) ethanol;2-(2-ethoxyethoxy) ethanol; 2- or 3-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol; 2- or3-(2-ethoxyethoxy) propanol; 2-(2-ethoxypropoxy) ethanol; 2- or3-(2-ethoxypropoxy) propanol; 2-(2-propoxyethoxy) ethanol; 2- or3-(2-propoxyethoxy) propanol; 2-(2-propoxypropoxy) ethanol; 2- or3-(2-propoxypropoxy) propanol; 2- or 3-(2-butoxyethoxy) propanol;2-(2-butoxypropoxy) ethanol; 2- or 3-(2-butoxypropoxy) propanol;2-(2-pentoxyethoxy) ethanol; 2-(2-hexyloxyethoxy) ethanol; etc. Mixturesof two or more of the above partial ethers can be used. Preferredpartial ethers are 2-butoxy ethanol and 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol.Examples of commercially available partial ethers that are suitable foruse with the compositions of the present invention include: methyl,butyl, n-hexyl and phenyl Cellosolve, products of Union CarbideCorporation identified as ethers of ethylene glycol; methyl, butyl andn-hexyl Carbitol, products of Union Carbide Corporation identified asethers of diethylene glycol.

Generally, the compositions of the invention comprise an effectiveamount of water to provide a dispersion of component (B) with water.Component (C), if present, is provided at a weight ratio relative tocomponent (B) in the range of about 1:10 (i.e., 1 part component (C) forevery 10 parts component (B)) to about 2:1, preferably about 1:5 toabout 1:1, and advantageously about 2 to about 3 parts of component (B)for every part of component (C). Component (D), if present, is providedat a weight ratio relative to component (B) in the range of about 1:10to about 2:1, preferably about 1:5 to about 1:1, and advantageouslyabout 2 to about 3 parts component (B) for every part of component (D).Component (E), if present, is provided at a weight ratio relative tocomponent (B) in the range of about 1:10 to about 1:2, preferably about1:5 to about 1:1, and advantageously about 2 or 3 parts component (B)for every part of component (E). Component (E) preferably comprises fromabout 25 to about 75 weight percent of component (C) and from about 75to about 25 weight percent of component (D), preferably from about 40 toabout 60 weight percent component (C) and from about 60 to about 40weight percent component (D). Component (F), if present, is provided ata weight ratio relative to component (B) in the range of about 1:10 toabout 1:1, preferably about 1:5 to about 1:1, and advantageously about 2to about 3 parts component (B) for every part of component (F).Component (G), if present, is provided at a weight ratio relative tocomponent (B) in the range of about 1:20 to about 1:2, preferably about1:7.5.

The aqueous compositions of the present invention preferably contain atleast about 25% water and less than about 50% hydrocarbyl oil. Therelative amounts of components (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G), whenpresent, are within the ratios stated above so that if the water iswithdrawn from the system these amounts will be within these ratios.These aqueous compositions may contain less than about 15% or 5%hydrocarbyl oil and may be substantially oil-free (i.e., less than 2%oil).

Additive concentrates containing water and component (B) along withcomponents (C), (D) or (E) and optionally components (F) and/or (G) cancontain more or less than 25% (by weight) water. Aqueous concentratespreferably contain about 25% to about 70% water; generally about 40% toabout 65% water. However, substantially non-aqueous concentrates, whichare analogous to the aforedescribed aqueous concentrates except theycontain less water (i.e., less than 25%) contain a sufficient quantityof water to provide a dispersion of component (B) with water.

The substantially non-aqueous and aqueous concentrates of this inventioncan both be converted to water-based (i.e., aqueous) functional fluidsby dilution with water. This dilution is usually done by standard mixingtechniques. This is often a convenient procedure since the concentratecan be shipped to the point of use before the additional water is added.Thus, the cost of shipping a substantial amount of the water in thefinal water-based functional fluid is saved. Only the water necessary toformulate the concentrate (which is determined primarily by ease ofhandling and convenience factors), need be shipped.

Generally these water-based fluids are made by diluting theaforedescribed substantially non-aqueous and aqueous concentrates withwater, wherein the ratio of water to concentrate is in the range ofabout 80:20 to about 99:1 by weight. As can be seen when dilution iscarried out within these ranges, the final water-based functional fluidcontains a relatively small amount and in some instances a veryinsignificant amount of hydrocarbyl oil. This clearly distinguishes themfrom soluble oils.

Also included within the invention are methods for preparing aqueoussystems, including both aqueous concentrates and water-based functionalfluids, containing components (A) and (B), along with components (C),(D) or (E) and optionally component (F) and/or (G). These methodscomprise the steps of:

(1) mixing the combination of components (A) and (B) with component (C),(D) or (E) and optionally component (F) and/or (G) to form adispersion/solution, the water content of said dispersion/solutionpreferably being less than about 25% by weight; optionally

(2) combining said dispersion/solution with water to form said aqueousconcentrates, either simultaneously or sequentially, if desired; and/or

(3) diluting said dispersion/solution or concentrate with water whereinthe total amount of water used is in the amount required to provide thedesired concentration of component (B) in said concentrate or saidwater-based functional fluids.

These mixing steps are carried out using conventional equipment andgenerally at room or slightly elevated temperatures, usually below 100°C. and often below 50° C. The total amounts components (A), (B), (C),(D), (E), (F) and (G) are within the ratios set forth above. As notedabove, the non-aqueous or aqueous concentrate can be formed and thenshipped to the point of use where it is diluted with water to form thedesired water-based functional fluid. In other instances the finishedwater-based functional fluid can be formed directly in the sameequipment used to form the concentrate or dispersion/solution.

Examples 93-97 are directed to the preparation of aqueous compositionscontaining overbased materials suitable for use in accordance with theinvention.

EXAMPLE 93

A mixture of 2668.5 parts of the overbased material of Example 84 and1476 parts of a 60% mineral oil solution of sodium petroleum sulfonate(having a sulfated ash content of about 8.5%) are heated at 50°-60° C.for 0.5 hour. The resulting mixture is cooled to room temperature andmixed for 0.5 hour with 355.5 parts of butyl Carbitol, a product ofUnion Carbide Corporation identified as 2-(2-butoxyethoxy) ethanol. Theresulting product is admixed with water to a desired level to provide anaqueous concentrate or system in accordance with the invention.

EXAMPLE 94

A mixture of 1800 parts of the overbased material of Example 84, 540parts of the carboxylic solubilizer of Example 85, 360 parts of thesodium petroleum sulfonate identified in Example 93 and 45 parts ofdiethylethanol amine is prepared, heated to 50°-60° C. and then mixedwith 1800 parts of water over a period of one hour at room temperature.45 parts of diethylethanol amine are then added to the mixture to yieldthe desired product.

EXAMPLE 95

A mixture of 1850 parts of the product of Example 94 and 1850 parts ofwater is prepared. The resulting dispersion exhibits the followingTimken values: in one test run a Timken OK load of 85 pounds, a unitload of 21,575 psi; and in a second run a Timken OK load of 90 pounds, aunit load of 22,275 psi.

EXAMPLE 96

A mixture of 1536 parts of the product of Example 94 and 2164 parts ofwater is prepared. The resulting dispersion exhibits the followingTimken values: in one test run a Timken OK load of 95 pounds, a unitload of 24,725 psi; and in a second test run a Timken OK load of 100pounds, a unit load of 25,375 psi.

EXAMPLE 97

A mixture of 42.5 parts of the product of Example 84, 23.5 parts of thesodium petroleum sulfonate identified in Example 93 and 34 parts ofwater are mixed thoroughly to provide a desired dispersion.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, a method isprovided for cutting or wafering a workpiece of a hard material such asquartz, silicon, germanium, gem stones, glass and the like comprisingthe steps of: providing a slurry saw comprising at least one cuttingband, a frame for carrying said cutting band, means for moving saidframe while maintaining said band in contact with said workpiece, andmeans for applying a slurry to the point of contact of said band andsaid workpiece; providing a slurry of a suitable abrasive or gritmaterial and an aqueous composition in accordance with the presentinvention; moving said frame while maintaining said band in contact withsaid workpiece and simultaneously applying said slurry to the point ofcontact of sand band and said workpiece until the desired cut in saidworkpiece is made. This method is particularly applicable for use withmultiple-blade slurry saws in the cutting or wafering of workpieces ofsilicon, germanium, crystalline or fused quartz, glass including crownand flint glasses, ferrite, tantalates, niobates, carbides, ferrous andnon-ferrous alloys, ceramics, piezoelectric quartz crystal and variouscrystalline and amorphous specialty materials used in optical andelectro-optical applications.

Multiple blade slurry saws are well known to those skilled in the art,an example of which is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,079,908, thedisclosure of this patent being incorporated herein by reference. Ingeneral, these saws have the following basic components: blade frame,drive system, travel guide, feed, feed guide, and abrasive system. Theblade frame carries at least one but preferably a plurality of steelblades and maintains the blades in proper spacing such that the slicesor wafers produced are of uniform thickness. The drive system is themotive power in the saw and includes a prime mover, speed reduction, andconversion from rotary to reciprocating motion. The travel guideestablishes the travel line for the blade frame to move which must be astraight line in relation to the blades. The feed applies and maintainsthe contacting relationship between the blades and the workpiece. Thefeed guide raises the workpiece or lowers the blade frame as the cutprogresses such that the cut remains in the plane of the blades. Theabrasive system mixes, transports and gathers the abrasive slurry forreuse and protects the working parts of the saw from the abrasive toprevent high or abnormal wear. Since the design and construction ofthese saws are well known to those skilled in the art, furtherdescription of these saws need not be provided herein.

The abrasive or grit material used in accordance with the foregoingmethod can be any abrasive commonly used in slurry saw processes.Examples of such abrasives include silicon carbide, aluminum oxide,tungsten carbide, iron carbide, diamond dust, silica and talc. Siliconcarbide is preferred. These abrasives generally have an average particlesize of about 2 to about 120 microns, preferably about 20 to about 40microns. The slurries provided in accordance with the method generallycomprise up to about 8 pounds, preferably about 4 to about 5 pounds, ofabrasive per gallon of the aqueous composition provided in accordancewith this invention.

In another aspect of the invention the aqueous compositions providedherein can be slurried with a suitable abrasive, such as aluminum oxide,silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, iron carbide, diamond dust, silica,talc, etc. and used in conventional lapping operations, such as crystallapping, and in conventional metal working and polishing operations. Theabrasives used in accordance with such processes generally have anaverage particle size of up to about 40 microns, preferably about 3 toabout 12 microns. The slurries provided herein generally comprise up toabout 8 pounds, preferably about 4 to about 5 pounds, per gallon of theaqueous compositions provided in accordance with the invention.

A particular feature of the above-described slurries is that component(G) a polyhydroxy compound or the partial ether of a polyhydroxycompound tends to enhance the useful life of the abrasive slurriesprovided in accordance with this invention. Although abrasive slurriesprepared in accordance with the present invention that do not includecomponent (G) are suitable abrasive slurries, the incorporation ofcomponent (G) into these slurries tends to extend the useful life ofsuch slurries.

EXAMPLE 98

An aqueous composition consisting of 46.5 percent by weight of theproduct of Example 97 and 53.5 percent by weight of water is preparedand then mixed with 600 mesh silicon carbide abrasive at a level of 4-5pounds of abrasive per gallon of said aqueous composition to provide anabrasive slurry suitable for use with a multiple blade slurry saw.

While the invention has been explained in relation to its preferredembodiments, it is to be understood that various modifications thereofwill become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading thespecification. Therefore, it is to be understood that the inventiondisclosed herein is intended to cover such modifications as fall withinthe scope of the appended claims.

We claim:
 1. An aqueous composition comprising:(A) water; (B) anoverbased material dispersed with component (A), said overbased materialbeing selected from the group consisting of (B)(I) a Newtonian overbasedmaterial or (B)(II) a non-Newtonian colloidal disperse system comprising(1) solid metal-containing colloidal particles predispersed in (2) adisperse medium of at least one inert organic liquid and (3) as anessential third component at least one member selected from the classconsisting of organic compounds which are substantially soluble in saiddisperse medium, the molecules of said organic compound beingcharacterized by polar substituents and hydrophobic portions; and aneffective amount of at least one additional component to dispersecomponent (B) with component (A), said additional component beingselected from the group consisting of (C) at least onenitrogen-containing, phosphorus-free carboxylic solubilizer made by thereaction of (C)(I) at least one carboxylic acid acylating agent havingat least one hydrocarbon-based substituent of about 12 to about 500carbon atoms with (C)(II) at least one (a) N-(hydroxyl-substitutedhydrocarbyl)amine, (b) hydroxyl-substituted poly(hydrocarbyloxy) analogof said amine or (c) mixture of (a) and (b), (D) at least onesurfactant, or (E) mixture of (C) and (D).
 2. The composition of claim 1wherein said additional component is component (C), the weight ratio ofcomponent (C) to component (B) being in the range of about 1:10 to about2:1.
 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the ratio of component (C) tocomponent (B) is in the range of about 1:5 to about 1:1.
 4. Thecomposition of claim 3 wherein the ratio of component (B) to component(C) is about 2 to about 3 parts component (B) for every part component(C).
 5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said additional component iscomponent (D), the weight ratio of component (D) to component (B) beingin the range of about 1:10 to about 2:1.
 6. The composition of claim 5wherein the ratio of component (D) to component (B) is in the range ofabout 1:5 to about 1:1.
 7. The composition of claim 6 wherein the ratioof component (B) to component (D) is in the range of about 2 to about 3parts component (B) for every part component (D).
 8. The composition ofclaim 1 wherein said additional component is component (E), the weightratio component (E) to component (B) being in the range of about 1:10 toabout 2:1.
 9. The composition of claim 8 wherein the ratio of component(E) to component (B) is in the range of about 1:5 to about 1:1.
 10. Thecomposition of claim 9 wherein the ratio of component (B) to component(E) is in the range of about 2 to about 3 parts component (B) for everypart component (E).
 11. The composition of claim 1 wherein component (B)is (B)(II) said non-Newtonian colloidal disperse system, the solidmetal-containing colloidal particles of said system being characterizedby an average unit particle size of at least 20 A. and up to about 5,000A., said particles having formed in situ in said disperse system frommetal-containing materials homogeneously dispersed in a single phaseNewtonian overbased material characterized by a metal ratio of at least1.1.
 12. The composition of claim 1 wherein component (B) is (B)(I) saidNewtonian overbased material, the metal ratio of said Newtonianoverbased material being at least about 3.5.
 13. The composition ofclaim 11 wherein the solid metal-containing colloidal particles arefurther characterized by having a unit particle size of from about 20 A.to about 1000 A.
 14. The composition of claim 1 wherein component (B) is(B)(II) said non-Newtonian colloidal disperse system, said dispersemedium being a combination of mineral oil and at least one other organicliquid miscible with the mineral oil.
 15. The composition of claim 1wherein component (B) is (B)(II) said non-Newtonian colloidal dispersesystem, the solid-metal containing particles being selected from theclass consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metal salts.
 16. Thecomposition of claim 15 wherein said third component comprises at leastone member selected from the class consisting of alkali and alkalineearth metal salts of oil-soluble organic acids.
 17. The composition ofclaim 15 wherein said third component consists essentially of at leastone member selected from the class consisting of alkali and alkalineearth metal salts of oil-soluble sulfonic acids and carboxylic acids.18. The composition of claim 17 wherein the salts of the oil-solublesulfonic acids and carboxylic acids are alkaline earth metal salts. 19.The composition of claim 18 wherein the solid metal-containing colloidalparticles are alkaline earth metal salts of inorganic acid materials.20. The composition of claim 18 wherein the solid metal-containingcolloidal particles are selected from the group consisting of alkalineearth metal acetates, formates, carbonates, hydrogen carbonates,hydrogen sulfides, sulfites, hydrogen sulfites, and chlorides.
 21. Thecomposition of claim 20 wherein said solid metal-containing colloidalparticles are selected from the class consisting of calcium and bariumcarbonates and acetates.
 22. The composition of claim 19 comprising (1)solid metal-containing colloidal particles consisting essentially ofalkaline earth metal salts, these salts being characterized by anaverage unit particle size in the range of about 30 A. to about 400 A.and having been formed in situ, (2) said particles being predispersed ina dispersing medium comprising a solution of at least one non-mineraloil inert hydrocarbon liquid miscible with mineral oil and a mineraloil, and (3) as an essential third component, at least one organiccompound which is soluble in the disperse medium and which is selectedfrom the class consisting of alkaline earth metal salts of oil-solublepetrosulfonic acids, mono-, di-, and trialiphatic hydrocarbonsubstituted aryl sulfonic acids, and oil-soluble carboxylic acids,wherein said solid, metal-containing colloidal particles of (1) areselected from the class consisting of alkaline earth metal carbonatesand hydrogen carbonates or mixtures thereof and these particles arepresent in an amount such that there is at least about 3.5 equivalentsto about 19 equivalents of alkaline earth metal in the colloidalparticles per equivalent of organic acid present in (3).
 23. Thecomposition of claim 1 wherein component (B) is (B)(II) saidnon-Newtonian colloidal disperse system, said third component being atleast one organic compound which is soluble in said disperse medium, themolecules of said organic compound being characterized by a hydrophobicportion and at least one polar substituent excluding alkali and alkalineearth metal carboxylate and sulfonate groups.
 24. The composition ofclaim 23 wherein said solid, metal-containing colloidal particles areselected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metal acetates,formates, carbonates, hydrogen carbonates, hydrogen sulfides, sulfites,hydrogen sulfites, and chlorides.
 25. The composition of claim 16wherein said solid, metal-containing colloidal particles of (1) arepresent in an amount such that there is at least about 3.5 equivalentsof alkaline earth metal in the colloidal particles per equivalent of theoil-soluble organic acids of (3).
 26. The composition of claim 25wherein the metal-containing colloidal particles of (1) are selectedfrom the group consisting of metal acetates, formates, carbonates,hydrogen carbonates, hydrogen sulfides, sulfites, hydrogen sulfites, andchlorides.
 27. The composition of claim 1 wherein the acylating agent(C)(I) is a polycarboxylic acid acylating agent and thehydrocarbon-based substituent has an average of about 12 to about 500carbon atoms and is purely hydrocarbyl.
 28. The composition of claim 1wherein said acylating agent (C)(I) is represented by the formula:##STR12## wherein hyd is a hydrocarbon-based alkyl or alkenyl grouphaving an average of about 12 to about 500 carbon atoms.
 29. Thecomposition of claim 1 wherein component (D) is a non-ionic, cationic,or anionic hydrophilic surfactant.
 30. The composition of claim 1wherein (C)(II) is a N-(hydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl)amine.
 31. Thecomposition of claim 1 wherein the component (D) is a non-ionichydrophilic surfactant having an HLB value of about 10 to about
 20. 32.The composition of claim 1 wherein component (C)(II) is a primary,secondary or tertiary alkanol amine of two to about 40 carbon atoms ormixtures of two or more thereof.
 33. The composition of claim 1 whereinthe hydrocarbon-based substituent of component (C)(I) ispoly(isobutene).
 34. The composition of claim 1 wherein thehydrocarbon-based substituent of component (C)(I) has from 20 to about500 carbon atoms.
 35. The composition of claim 1 wherein thehydrocarbon-based substituent of component (C)(I) has from about 30 toabout 500 carbon atoms.
 36. The composition of claim 1 wherein thehydrocarbon-based substituent of component (C)(I) has from about 50 toabout 500 carbon atoms.
 37. The composition of claim 28 wherein hyd ispoly(isobutene).
 38. The composition of claim 28 wherein hyd has fromabout 20 to about 500 carbon atoms.
 39. The composition of claim 28wherein hyd has from about 30 to about 500 carbon atoms.
 40. Thecomposition of claim 28 wherein hyd has from about 50 to about 500carbon atoms.
 41. The composition of claim 1 wherein component (C) ismade by reaction of (C)(I) at least one carboxylic acid acylating agentrepresented by the formulae: ##STR13## wherein hyd is ahydrocarbon-based alkyl or alkenyl group having an average of about 12to about 500 carbon atoms with (C)(II) an amine selected from the groupconsisting of (a') primary, secondary and tertiary alkanol amines whichcan be presented correspondingly by the formulae: ##STR14## (b')hydroxyl-substituted oxyalkylene analogs of said alkanol aminesrepresented correspondingly by the formulae: ##STR15## wherein each R isindependently a hydrocarbyl group of one to about eight carbon atoms orhydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbyl group of two to about eight carbonatoms and R' is a divalent hydrocarbyl group of two to about eighteencarbon atoms, and (c') mixtures of two or more thereof.
 42. Thecomposition of claim 41 wherein the amine (C)(II) is a mixture ofdiethyl ethanol amine and ethanol amine.
 43. The composition of claim 41wherein the hyd group is a poly(isobutene).
 44. The composition of claim41 wherein hyd has from about 20 to about 500 carbon atoms.
 45. Thecomposition of claim 41 wherein hyd has from about 30 to about 500carbon atoms.
 46. The composition of claim 41 wherein hyd has from about50 to about 500 carbon atoms.
 47. The composition of claim 1 which alsocomprises (F) at least one functional additive.
 48. The composition ofclaim 47 wherein the functional additive (F) is at least oneoil-soluble, water-insoluble phosphorous- and/or sulfur-containingfunctional additive.
 49. The composition of claim 47 wherein thefunctional additive (F) is a metal salt of a phosphate or thiophosphatehydrocarbyl ester.
 50. The composition of claim 1 which also comprises(G) a dispersion enhancer selected from the group consisting ofpolyhydroxy compounds and partial ethers of polyhydroxy compounds. 51.The composition of claim 50 wherein component (G) is 2-butoxy ethanol or2-(2-butoxy ethoxy) ethanol.
 52. The composition of claim 1 with atleast about 25% by weight water, and less than about 50% hydrocarbyloil.
 53. The composition of claim 52 with at least about 70% by weightwater.
 54. The composition of claim 52 with (G) a dispersion enhancerselected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy compounds and partialethers of polyhydroxy compounds.
 55. The composition of claim 52 with(F) at least one oil-soluble, water-insoluble functional additive. 56.The composition of claim 1 with about 25% to about 70% water, thecomposition being an aqueous concentrate.
 57. The composition of claim56 with (G) a dispersion enhancer selected from the group consisting ofpolyhydroxy compounds and partial ethers of polyhydroxy compounds. 58.The composition of claim 56 with (F) at least one oil-soluble,water-insoluble functional additive.
 59. A water-based functional fluidmade by diluting the composition of claim 56 with water wherein theratio of water to said composition is in the range of about 80:20 toabout 99:1.
 60. A water-based functional fluid made by diluting thecomposition of claim 57 with water wherein the ratio of water to saidcomposition is in the range of about 80:20 to about 99:1.
 61. Awater-based functional fluid made by diluting the composition of claim58 with water wherein the ratio of water to said composition is in therange of about 80:20 to about 99:1.
 62. A method for preparing aqueoussystems, including both aqueous concentrates and water-based functionalfluids, which comprises the steps of:(1) mixing the composition of anyof claims 1-27, 28, 29, 30-32, 33-36, 37-40, 41-46 or 47-51 to form adispersion/solution, the water content of said dispersion/solution beingless than about 25% by weight; optionally (2) combining saiddispersion/solution with additional water to form said concentrate;and/or optionally (3) diluting said concentrate or dispersion/solutionwith additional water wherein the total amount of water used is in theamount required to provide the desired concentration of component (B) insaid water-based functional fluid.